英语单词:dam

意思翻译

dam

noun [ C ] uk/dæm/ us/dæm/

(WALL)

（尤指旨在蓄水的）堤坝，水坝

a wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area

The Aswan High Dam is on the River Nile in Egypt. 阿斯旺大坝位于埃及境内的尼罗河上。

Compare: dyke (WALL)

(MOUTH)

（dental dam）

a dental dam

dam

verb [ T ] uk/dæm/ us/dæm/ -mm-

在（河上）筑坝蓄水

to build a dam across a river in order to store water

Phrasal verb

dam something up 在（河上）筑坝蓄水

to build a dam across a river in order to store water

不健康地压抑，郁积（情绪，尤其是愤怒，悲伤等）

If you dam up your feelings, especially anger or sadness, you do not allow yourself to express or show your feelings in a healthy way.