名複: dams
dam1
n.[C]
- 水壩,水堤
- 攔蓄之水
- 障礙物,屏障
vt.
- 築壩於,築壩攔(水)[(+up/out)]
- 控制,抑制[(+in/up/back)]
片語
dam up
- 在……中築堤壩
- 控制
dam2
n.
- 母獸[C]
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
dam1
n.
- a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir or preventing flooding. ▸a barrier of branches in a stream, constructed by a beaver to provide a deep pool and a lodge.
- (also dental dam) a rubber sheet used to keep saliva from the teeth during dental operations, or as a prophylactic device during cunnilingus and anilingus.
v.
(dammed, damming)
build a dam across. ▸hold back or obstruct.
Etymology
ME: from Mid. Low Ger. or MDu.; rel. to OE fordemman ‘close up’.
dam2
n.
the female parent of an animal, especially a mammal.Etymology
ME: alt. of dame.
dam3
abbrev.
decametre(s).以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》