| 释义 |
Phr V dam up dams, damming, dammed dam up sth or dam sth up to build a wall across a river in order to stop the water from flowingThe river was dammed up and a reservoir built.
dam up sth • dam sth up to stop the water from flowing in a river, stream etc, especially by building a special wall across it: The river has been dammed up to form a series of lakes.
dam upTo block something from flowing freely, typically water in a stream, river, etc. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dam" and "up." If we don't dam up the river, this rain will cause a flood. dam something upto erect a barrier in a river, stream, brook, etc. We are going to have to dam this stream up to make a pond for the cattle. Let's dam up this stream. Why is this river dammed up? |