damming [
'dæmiŋ]
n. 拦起(堵塞)
- The village was swept away when the dam burst.
村庄在水坝决堤时被冲走了。 - In case of flood, the dam can protect us.
在发洪水的时候, 大堤可以保护我们。
Dam \Dam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dammed} (d[a^]md); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Damming}.]
1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine
by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally
used with in or up.
I'll have the current in this place dammed up.
--Shak.
A weight of earth that dams in the water.
--Mortimer.
2. To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain.
The strait pass was dammed
With dead men hurt behind, and cowards. --Shak.
{To dam out}, to keep out by means of a dam.
- THE European Community has stepped in to avert confrontation between Hungary and Slovakia over the damming of the river Danube.
- Anasagar, a huge artifical lake that provided drinking water to Ajmer, is completely dry for the first time since it was created in the 12th century by the damming of the Luni River.