Political changes in eastern Europe opened the floodgates to thousands of people who wished to emigrate.東歐的政治劇變打開了移民的泄洪閘,成千上萬的人急于移民他國。The discussion sessions allow people to open the floodgates to their deepest fears.這些討論會使人們盡情傾訴心中的恐懼。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. something that restrains a flood or outpouring;
"suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
2. regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice