floodgate

floodgate. (usu. pl.) A restraint that prevents a release of a usu. undesirable result (the new law opened the floodgates of litigation).

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资深译员Kevin，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及能源和电力领域的法律文件。