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Meaning of 泄洪

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泄 xiè 洪 hóng (Trad.: 洩洪)
to release flood water; flood discharge
Example Sentences
1
水坝工程师低估了泄洪道失控的风险
。
The dam builders underestimate the risk of spillway failure.
2
预计泄洪渠的完成能够降低发生这种灾难性事件的风险
。
Completion of the spillway was expected to reduce the risk of such a catastrophic event.
3
我国官兵对长江一条水位暴涨的支流垮堤进行爆破泄洪
。
Chinese soldiers used explosives to blast part of a leaking dike so as to release flood waters on a swollen branch of the Yangtze River.
4
宋明说
,
他周二上午帮助疏散了留在北川县泄洪区的零散居民
。
Mr. Song said he spent Tuesday morning helping to evacuate the scattered remaining residents in soon-to-be-flooded areas of Beichuan county.
5
我担心的是
,
如果大水持续
,
长时间无处泄洪
,
工业区可能撑不住
。
My worry is if this much water continues to hold for a long time with nowhere to go, the estate might not make it.