壩

[bà]

英语翻译

壩[bà]

壩bà（ㄅㄚˋ）

⒈ 築在河上或湖口狹處，用以擋水並提高水位的建築物。《集韻•去聲•禡韻》：“壩，堰也。”如：“水壩”、“大壩”。

⒉ 水利工程中用以鞏固堤防的建築物。如：“丁壩”。宋•單鍔《吳中水利書》：“其河自西壩至東壩十六里有餘。”

⒊ 地名用字。如中國四川省的雁門壩、陝西省的留壩。

embankment; dam

修了一道堤坝挡住洪水。
A dyke was built to retain the floods.
水坝在水的压力下终於决口。
The dam eventually yielded and collapsed under the weight of water.
这个堤坝拦住了滔滔的洪水。
Millions of gallons of water are kept back by the dam.
堤坝建成後水已加深。
The water deepened after the dam was built.
水坝不太坚固，挡不住洪水。
The dam was not strong enough to hold back the flood waters.
那水坝在水的压力下决口了。
The dam burst under the weight of water.
水坝坍塌了;它不够坚固，挡不住洪水。
The dam gave way; it was not strong enough to hold the flood waters.
村庄在水坝决堤时被冲走了。
The village was swept away when the dam burst.