sluice

水闸, 泄水英释中释na passage for water to flow through, with a special gate which can be opened or closed to control it

1 sluice gate,n. 水闸；水门

1 Experts believe that this sediment will build up behind the dam, with only an unproven system of sluice gates to release it..专家认为泥沙将会在大坝后堆积，将仅经过一个未知的水闸系统排放。

2 In order to flush sediment through, project engineers have designeda series of openings known as sluice gates at the base of the dam..为了让泥沙和水流一起通过大坝，工程的设计师们在大坝底部设计了一系列的水闸门。

3 Yu and his colleagues ar e dispatched to sluice gates during times of drought when the conservancy has to impose a potentially life-determining judgment on supplies..在干旱季节，余和同事们会被派往水闸，此时水利委员会对水量供应做出的决策几乎生死攸关。