- (of a watercourse) to breach its dike
- (of dikes) to collapse
Generated definitions (experimental)
- (of a watercourse) to breach its dike
- (of dikes) to collapse
This usage refers to the situation when a river or a body of water breaks through the banks or barriers designed to contain it, often leading to flooding.
The river breached its dike, causing serious flooding.
This usage describes the structural failure of the dike itself, meaning that the dike has given way and is no longer able to hold back the water.
During the fierce storm, the old dike eventually collapsed.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jué dī决堤shì gù事故dike breach incidentjué dī决堤zào chéng造成de的zāi hài灾害disaster caused by dike breachjué dī决堤jǐng bào警报dike breach alertjué dī决堤hòu guǒ后果consequences of dike breachfáng zhǐ防止jué dī决堤to prevent dike breachshuǐ kù水库jué dī决堤reservoir dike breachjué dī决堤jiù yuán救援dike breach rescue operationsjué dī决堤xiàn chǎng现场dike breach sitejué dī决堤xiū fù修复dike breach restorationjué dī决堤fēng xiǎn风险risk of dike breach