dam break

大坝坍塌

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When a dam fails; often used figuratively to mean a sudden release of pent-up emotion.

当大坝失效时;常用于比喻,意为压抑情感的突然释放。

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dam break = 大坝坍塌 (当大坝失效时;常用于比喻,意为压抑情感的突然释放。)

  • When the dam broke, the entire valley was submerged in minutes.大坝决堤时,整个山谷在几分钟内就被淹没了。
  • Engineers are working around the clock to prevent the dam from breaking.工程师们正在夜以继日地工作,以防止大坝决堤
  • An earthquake could cause the old dam to break, leading to a catastrophic flood.地震可能导致老水坝溃决,从而引发灾难性的洪水。
  • The town was evacuated as there were fears the dam would break.由于担心大坝决堤,镇上的居民被疏散了。
  • The inquiry focused on why the dam had broken so suddenly.调查的重点是大坝为何如此突然地溃决
  • I began to cry—it was as if a dam had broken inside me.我开始哭泣——就好像我内心的情感堤坝崩溃了一样。
  • After weeks of holding it in, the dam of his anger finally broke.压抑了数周之后,他愤怒的堤坝终于决口了。
  • One person started giggling, and soon the dam broke as the whole room erupted in laughter.一个人开始咯咯笑,很快情绪的堤坝崩溃了,整个房间爆发出笑声。
  • When the first witness testified, the dam of silence broke, and others came forward.当第一个证人作证时,沉默的堤坝被打破了,其他人也站了出来。
  • After months of writer's block, the dam of creativity finally broke, and ideas started flowing.经过数月的写作瓶颈,创意的堤坝终于决口,想法开始涌现。