Dam
[ dæm ]
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n. 水坝，堰;水库;（牙科用的）橡皮障;〈比喻〉障碍;
vt. 用水坝阻止;阻塞，抑制;
📝 例句
The dam would also destroy the snail darter's habitat
这座大坝也会毁坏食蜗镖鲈的生存环境。
The stream was dammed up.
这溪流被坝堵住了。
The dam burst under the weight of water.
那水坝在水的压力下决口了.
They have decided to build a dam across the river.
他们决定在这条河上建一座水坝。
Millions of gallons of water are kept back by the dam.
这个堤坝拦住了滔滔的洪水.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ da-拼音“大”,m-拼音“妈”:尽责的大妈,看护水坝
※ mad-疯狂的,dam-水坝:水坝上有个发疯的人想跳下去自杀
※ dam-水坝,mad-发疯的(颠倒过来):一个疯子跟正常人不一样,看低坝是颠倒过来的
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
dam
n
1 barrier (made of concrete, earth, etc) built across a river to hold back the water and form a reservoir, prevent flooding, etc 水坝; 水堤; 水闸.
2 reservoir formed by such a barrier 水坝围成的水库. dam, v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) build a dam across (a river, valley, etc) 建水坝於（河、 谷等）.
2 (phr v) dam sth up (fig 比喻) hold back (emotions, etc) 抑制（情感等）
to dam up one's feelings 抑制住自己的感情.
dam n mother of a four-footed animal 母兽.
🎯 考研助记
大(da)妈(m)看护 水坝 dam-mad:疯子站在 水坝
🔁 扩展释义
*[dæm]n. 水坝, 障碍vt. 控制, 筑坝vi. 控制, 筑坝【计】 直接存取法【医】 橡皮障, 堤
🏥 医学释义
橡皮障，空气阀，堤
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「MBA」词汇
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It doesn't matter.
不要紧。
How did you find the fish, Madam?
你觉得鱼的味道怎么样，女士？
I explained to her that the rich were the enemies of the people of France.
我向她解释，财主老爷才是法国人民的敌人。