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水库
shuǐ kù
Meaning
- reservoir
Definition
水库是指在山沟或河流的狭口处建造拦河坝形成的人工湖泊，用于储存水量、调节径流、防洪、发电、灌溉、供水等。
A reservoir is an artificial lake created by building a dam across a valley or river, used for storing water, regulating runoff, flood control, power generation, irrigation, and water supply.
Usage
该词通常用于描述水利工程中的储水设施，常与蓄水、调节、防洪等概念搭配。
The word is commonly used to describe water storage facilities in hydraulic engineering, often collocated with concepts like water storage, regulation, and flood control.
Examples
- 1 这座水库可以蓄水十亿立方米。 (This reservoir can store one billion cubic meters of water.)
- 2 水库的修建有效地防止了下游的洪水灾害。 (The construction of the reservoir effectively prevented flood disasters downstream.)
- 3 当地居民依靠水库的水进行农田灌溉。 (Local residents rely on water from the reservoir for farmland irrigation.)
- 4 水库大坝每年都会进行安全检查。 (The reservoir dam undergoes safety inspections every year.)
- 5 水库周边的环境得到了很好的保护。 (The environment around the reservoir is well protected.)
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