floodgate查询结果如下:
音标:['flʌdɡeɪt]
名词复数:floodgates
词频:低频词
基本释义/说明:n.泄水闸门;防洪闸门;(怒气等的)制约;大量
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noun

‘Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso decided to open the _floodgate_ after much pressure from local residents in southern areas, who ran amok on Friday, as they could no longer bear being continually flooded.’