"dams" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 水坝
• 大坝

Definition

建在河流或溪流上用来拦截水流的结构，通常用于储水、防洪或发电。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常出现在环境、工程或地理方面。'水坝'和'大坝'意思相近，'水坝'更常用。

Examples

Many dams help control rivers in this area.

许多**水坝**帮助控制该地区的河流。

Dams provide water for cities and farms.

**水坝**为城市和农田提供水源。

The government builds new dams to stop flooding.

政府建造新的**水坝**来防止洪水。

They say some dams are more than fifty years old.

有人说有些**水坝**已经有五十多年的历史了。

With so many dams along this river, the water flow is much slower now.

这条河有这么多**水坝**，水流现在慢多了。

If the dams break, the whole valley could flood quickly.

如果**水坝**决堤，整个山谷可能很快就会被淹没。