floodgate
floodgate
noun
noun
- a gate that can be opened or closed to admit or exclude water, especially the lower gate of a lock
（尤指下层）泄洪闸门，（泄）水闸门
■(figurative)(一般作 the floodgates)a last restraint holding back an outpouring of something powerful or substantial
(喻)最后一道闸门（约束措施）
his lawsuit could open the floodgates for thousands of similar claims.
他的诉讼案将会打开无数同类索赔的闸门。
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