floodgates

基本解释

• phr.闸门；'open the floodgates'指使某事变得更频繁；更严重

同根派生

英汉例句

• The old man opened the floodgates of wrath.
  这老人大发雷霆。
• Now, the floodgates are wide open.
  如今，筹资闸门已经大开。
• A ruling that opened the floodgates to refugees seeking asylum.
  一条打开了难民们寻找避难所大门的法令
• At this point, the lachrymal floodgates reallyopened.
  从那时起，他就没有停止过。
• "This is what has opened the floodgates to all these new saints.
  "就是这样向所有这些新圣徒打开了水闸。