闸门；'open the floodgates'指使某事变得更频繁；更严重
The old man opened the floodgates of wrath. 这老人大发雷霆。
Now, the floodgates are wide open. 如今，筹资闸门已经大开。
A ruling that opened the floodgates to refugees seeking asylum. 一条打开了难民们寻找避难所大门的法令
At this point, the lachrymal floodgates reallyopened. 从那时起，他就没有停止过。
"This is what has opened the floodgates to all these new saints. "就是这样向所有这些新圣徒打开了水闸。
The floodgates of the heavens are opened, the foundations of the earth shake. 因为天上的窗户都开了，地的根基也震动了。
