English → Chinese
dam1
/BrE dam 
, AmE dæm /
A noun
1 (barrier) 水坝;
the Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝
2 (reservoir) 水库
3 (built by beaver) 堤堰
B transitive verb
pres p damming pt, pp dammed
在…中筑坝 ‹river, valley›Phrasal verb
● dam up
transitive verb
[dam up sth, dam sth up] 筑坝拦住 ‹river, gorge›;
to dam a lake/valley up (with sth); （用某物）在湖中／峡谷中筑坝