flood.gate

floodgate的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈflʌdˌgeit]
KK音标发音： [ˈflʌdˌget]

floodgate的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A gate used to control the flow of a body of water.Also called water gate
防洪闸门：控制水体流量的门也作 water gate

2. Something that restrains a flood or an outpouring:
闸门，出口：控制住大量扩散的事物或倾泻的东西：

a ruling that opened the floodgates to refugees seeking asylum.
一条打开了难民们寻找避难所大门的法令