| 单词 | flood control |
| 释义 | flood control (once / 28688 pages) n WORD FAMILY flood control: flood controls USAGE EXAMPLESThe Army Corps of Engineers has a project backlog—ports, flood control, inland navigation—of nearly $60 billion, all with net economic benefits. Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016) However, Simkins said putting in a permanent rock dam means losing flood control. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) “He made us see beauty where others saw… a flood control channel.” Los Angeles Times(Nov 23, 2016) n (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods Hyper control the activity of managing or exerting control over something |
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