暴雨,大暴雨,特大暴雨;罕见洪水,水库垮坝,河流决堤……7月8日开始,随着长江流域新一轮强降雨过程的来临,江河湖库水位陡涨,灾情进一步扩大,一场抗洪救灾攻坚战正在江南、华南大地打响。下面我们就向大家介绍一下与暴雨洪灾和抗洪抢险相关的英文词汇。
Rain and Flood 暴雨洪灾
to burst their banks/breaching of the dyke 决堤/溃堤
leaking dike 堤防渗漏
release flood waters 泄洪
flood-diversion zones 分洪区
check dam 淤地坝/拦沙坝
flood-prevention 防洪
spillway 泄洪道
blast the dike 炸堤
floods/floodwater/inundation 洪水
freshet 河水猛涨/涨水
water levels 水位
Paramilitary policemen repair the dyke breaches with sand bags along the Qingcao section of the Dasha River, in Tongcheng city, East China's Anhui province, July 13, 2010.
watercourses 河道/水道
the flood level 洪水水位
warning level 警戒水位
historic highs 历史最高点
torrential downpours/rains 暴雨/倾盆大雨
muddy 泥泞的
frequent showers 经常性的阵雨
rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
persistent rain 持续降雨
heavy rain 大雨
rainfall 降雨
downpour 暴雨