floodgate
n. 泄水闸门；防洪闸门；(怒气等的)制约；大量
近义词：headgate，sluicegate，watergate，penstock，lock，weir，sluice，sluicevalve，
英英释义
Noun
- something that restrains a flood or outpouring;
"suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
- regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The floodgate is closed to control the flow of water.为了控制水流，防洪闸门关闭了。
- However, to my amazement, this award seemed to open a floodgate of money.但出乎我意料的是，这个奖项为我打开了一扇喷涌金钱的闸门。