- (of a watercourse) to breach its banks
- (of a dam) to burst
Generated definitions (experimental)
- (of a watercourse) to breach its banks
- (of a dam) to burst
This meaning refers to a situation where the water level of a river or other water body exceeds its banks, causing water to overflow.
This meaning describes the failure of a dam, resulting in a sudden release of water.
The heavy rain caused the dam to burst, flooding the village.
Experts warned that the dam might burst and needed reinforcement.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jué kǒu决口to breach its banksdī bà堤坝jué kǒu决口dam breachhé liú河流jué kǒu决口river breachjué kǒu决口xiàn xiàng现象breach phenomenonshuǐ kù水库jué kǒu决口reservoir breachxùn sù迅速jué kǒu决口rapid breachfáng hóng防洪jué kǒu决口flood prevention breachjué kǒu决口yìng jí应急emergency response to breachesjué kǒu决口jiān cè监测monitoring breachesjué kǒu决口hòu guǒ后果consequences of a breachfáng zhǐ防止jué kǒu决口to prevent breaches