to dam up
01
筑坝拦阻, 堵塞
obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
语法信息
形态构成
短语
动作动词
规则
可分离
小品词
up
基本动词
dam
现在时
dam up
第三人称单数
dams up
现在分词
damming up
一般过去时
dammed up
过去分词
dammed up
02
压抑, 忍住
to hold back one's emotions, particularly anger or sadness, rather than openly acknowledging or dealing with them in a healthy manner
例子
Despite feeling hurt, Tom dammed up his sadness and pretended everything was fine to avoid confrontation.
尽管感到受伤，汤姆还是压抑了他的悲伤，假装一切都很好以避免对抗。
