noun🔗Share水坝，堤坝。 A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding."A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country."水坝通常是丘陵地区农民重要的水源。architecturestructuretechnologyenvironmentgeologyutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水库，拦水坝。 The water reservoir resulting from placing such structure."Boats may only be used at places set aside for boating on the dam."船只只能在水库上专门划定的区域内使用。structureenvironmentarchitectureutilitygeographygeologytechnologyenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share橡皮障，隔湿障。 A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band."The dentist used dams to keep my teeth dry while filling the cavity. "牙医在给我补牙的时候用了橡皮障来保持我的牙齿干燥。medicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水库，堤坝。 A reservoir."The river's dams created a large lake, providing water for the nearby town. "河流上的堤坝形成了一个大型水库，为附近的城镇提供了水源。environmentgeologyutilityarchitecturestructureenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share炉缸挡墙, 炉箅石。 A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace."The aging blast furnace needed new dams to contain the intense heat and molten metal. "老化的鼓风炉需要新的炉缸挡墙来承受高温和熔融金属。materialarchitecturestructureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share筑坝，拦截。 To block the flow of water."The construction crew dams the river temporarily to build the new bridge. "施工队临时筑坝拦截河流，以便建造新桥。environmentutilitytechnologystructuregeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share母兽，雌性亲本。 Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire)."The farmer carefully tracked the breeding history of his cows, noting which dams produced the most milk. "农场主仔细追踪他的母牛的繁殖记录，并记录哪些母兽产奶量最高。animalbiologysexfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share跳棋的王，跳棋的后。 A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts."After a tense exchange of pieces, Maria finally succeeded in crowning one of her checkers, creating dams that would be very difficult for her opponent to stop. "经过一番紧张的棋子交换后，玛丽亚终于成功地把她的一颗棋子升变成了跳棋的后，这些“后”非常难被她的对手阻挡。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share铜币, Dam An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee."My grandmother's collection included several rare dams, a type of old Indian copper coin. "我奶奶的收藏品中包括几枚罕见的达姆铜币，这是一种古老的印度铜币。historyeconomyvaluefinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share达姆 A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.""In Nepal, old shopkeepers sometimes count out small transactions using dams, remembering when 128 dams equaled a mohar." "在尼泊尔，老店主有时还会用“达姆”来计算小额交易，他们还记得以前128个“达姆”等于一个莫哈币的时候。historyeconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
