dammed
past simple and past participle ofdam
| 单词 | dammed |
| 释义 | dammed past simple and past participle ofdam Examplesofdammeddammed Clearly, the current of interest in "the curious" in the nineteenth-century case history has been deflected into other channels rather thandammedup altogether. From theCambridge English Corpus Klein (1984) has cautioned against the assumption that 'there is adammed-up demand for greater participation, only waiting for the institutional changes needed to open the floodgates of public involvement'. From theCambridge English Corpus I am thinking particularly of creeks that need to bedammedto provide an adequate level of water for boating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cash flow of local government will becomedammedup by rebel ratepayers if something is not done quickly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 bedammed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Wedammedstreams, built wooden houses and climbed trees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The wage claims have only beendammedup over six months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 bedammedup. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Streams becomedammedup 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The days when onedammeda valley by building a wall across it are gone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It might wind back on itself, but it could never bedammedand it could never be stopped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But for three years the increase of dividends wasdammedback, and then the freeze broke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cause of ignition was a gob fire which had just beendammedoff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At any time the spring may be cut off or the stream may bedammed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, when an impounding reservoir is built, a stream isdammedand water collected behind the dam. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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