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Meaning of 水患

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水 shuǐ 患 huàn
flooding; water disaster
Related Words
Synonym: 水灾
Example Sentences
1
这个地区历史上一直遭受水患之苦
。
The area has suffered from disastrous floods throughout its history.
2
官员们正催促饱受水患的州边境地区的居民尽快撤离
。
Officials are urging residents to evacuate from waterlogged areas near the state line.
3
美国和加拿大的部分地区大量降雨造成水患
。
澳大利亚西部和中国则因为旱灾而导致农作物受损
。
Parts of Canada and the United States are experiencing heavy rains and flooding, while droughts are hurting crop production in Western Australia and China.
4
例如
,
在
1998年
特大洪水过后
,
为了保护森林和减少水患
,
中国政府明令禁止在长江上游伐木
。
For instance, following the huge floods of 1998, the government banned logging in the upper reaches of the Yangtze river in order to protect forests and reduce flood dangers.
5
他们说
,
投资不流入那些灾难性水患会造成严重的社会和经济问题以及大规模生命损失的地区
。
Investment doesn' t flow to places where catastrophic water events cause huge social and economic problems and large-scale losses of life, they say.