diverted river

基本解释

We diverted the river to supply water to our city.
我们改变河道流向以向我们市供水。
The villagers diverted the river from its course to a new channel.
村民们将河流改道使其进入新水道。
With the Min's destructive flow tamed, thousands of acres of marshland were transformed into the nation's granary, all of it nourished by a plentiful supply of diverted river water.
后来于岷江多次的灾害性洪水在都江堰的导流和疏通下，将几千亩曾经的不毛之地变成了国家的粮仓。

They diverted the river around them.
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The diverted water then joins the river again through a channel known as a tailrace.
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The flow of the mighty river has been diverted, billions of dollars have already been spent, and the work of moving more than 1m residents from the area is well advanced.
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