英语词汇“open the floodgates”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	open the floodgates
释义	open the floodgates phrase If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before. A decision against the cigarette companies could open the floodgates to many more lawsuits. [+ to/for] Would it not set a precedent? Would it not open the floodgates? See full dictionary entry for floodgates
随便看	daunting proposition daunting prospect daunting task dauntless dauphin Dauphin dawdle dawn dawn chorus dawning dawn of humanity dawn on dawn raid dawn sky dawn upon day -day day after day day after day day after day/year after year day and night day and night day and night/night and day daybreak day care

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