damming

I'll raise both hands in favour of damming the river.

我举双手赞成拦河筑坝。

By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation.

们通过筑坝蓄水来灌溉

Though damming has reduced the falls to one roaring rapid, it remains a 'sublimely grand specticle.

尽管水坝减少了瀑布的水量，使它无法成为咆的急流，但它仍保留了“傲慢自负的大场面”。