"open the floodgates" 怎么发音

expression

US

OH-puhn thuh FLUHD-gayts

UK

OH-puhn thuh FLUD-gayts

释义

To do something that suddenly allows a large amount of something to happen, often used for feelings, actions, or events that were previously held back.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈoʊpən/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɫədˌɡeɪts

英式英语

ˈəʊpən/ /ðə, ði/ /flˈʌdɡeɪts

简化发音

美式

OH-puhn thuh FLUHD-gayts

英式

OH-puhn thuh FLUD-gayts

语境中听

Social media opened the floodgates to information sharing.

If we lower the price, it might open the floodgates to complaints.

Her speech opened the floodgates of emotion in the audience.

Once we started giving refunds, it really opened the floodgates.