dyke failure

例句：

1. 1. The dyke was designed to protect the village from floods, but it failed in its primary function.
   这条堤坝原本是为了保护村庄免受洪水侵袭，但它未能发挥其基本功能。
2. 2.After years of neglect, the dyke finally gave way, leading to a massive landslide.
   经过多年的忽视，堤坝最终崩溃了，引发了一场大规模的山体滑坡。
3. 3. The engineers were baffled by the sudden dyke failure, as they had not detected any signs of weakness beforehand.
   工程师们对突然的堤坝失效感到困惑，因为他们在之前并没有发现任何弱点的迹象。