| 词汇 | dammed |
| 释义 | dammed past simple and past participle ofdam Examples of dammeddammed Clearly, the current of interest in "the curious" in the nineteenth-century case history has been deflected into other channels rather than dammed up altogether. Klein (1984) has cautioned against the assumption that 'there is a dammed-up demand for greater participation, only waiting for the institutional changes needed to open the floodgates of public involvement'. I am thinking particularly of creeks that need to be dammed to provide an adequate level of water for boating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cash flow of local government will become dammed up by rebel ratepayers if something is not done quickly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless we can preserve open spaces in and around our towns, the public health of the coming generation is going to be dammed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We dammed streams, built wooden houses and climbed trees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wage claims have only been dammed up over six months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I appreciate that, but, on the other hand, the same thing is being effected by reason of this, because imports will be dammed up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Streams become dammed up and flood, and tile drainage systems are broken and the water does not flow through them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The days when one dammed a valley by building a wall across it are gone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It might wind back on itself, but it could never be dammed and it could never be stopped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But for three years the increase of dividends was dammed back, and then the freeze broke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cause of ignition was a gob fire which had just been dammed off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At any time the spring may be cut off or the stream may be dammed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, when an impounding reservoir is built, a stream is dammed and water collected behind the dam. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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