clog up

英 [klɒɡ ʌp]

美 [klɑːɡ ʌp]

（使）阻塞; （使）堵塞

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）阻塞;（使）堵塞
  When somethingclogs upa place, or when itclogs up, it becomes blocked so that little or nothing can pass through.
  1. 22,000 tourists were clogging up the pavements...
     2.2万名游客将人行道堵得水泄不通。
  2. The result is that the lungs clog up with a thick mucus.
     检验结果是肺部被厚厚的黏液堵住了。

英英释义

verb

• become or cause to become obstructed
  1. The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
  2. The water pipe is backed up
  Synonym:clogchoke offback upcongestchokefoul

双语例句

• Within a few years the pipe began to clog up.
  没有几年，管子就开始堵塞了。
• That heavy oil will clog up the machinery, ie prevent it from working properly.
  这种重油会妨碍机器的运转。
• When large files are used in massive quantities, these Web services can clog up network traffic, resulting in system overloads.
  当使用大量的大型文件时，这些Web服务会阻塞网络通信，导致系统超载。
• Besides, petroleum jelly isnt absorbed by the skin: it just sits on top of it, and can clog up pores rather thoroughly.
  另外，皮肤无法吸收凡士林，所以它只会呆在皮肤表面，完全堵塞毛孔。
• Volcanic ash can clog up and damage jet engines while the tiny particles of glass in the ash can also melt and block the ventilation holes which can cause the engines to overheat and stop working.
  火山灰中的细小玻璃态物质，会融化然后堵塞住散热孔，导致引擎过热熄火。
• Local residents have long complained that the shoppers clog up public transport and crowd out stores, but that long-simmering resentment is increasingly boiling over into angry protests.
  香港本地居民长期以来一直抱怨内地购物者堵塞了公共交通、令商店人满为患，这种酝酿已久的不满情绪正逐渐趋向沸腾、升级为愤怒的抗议。
• Premature crystallization would clog up their silk glands, which would likely prove fatal to the little creatures.
  而过早的结晶会阻塞丝腺，蚕很可能为此丧命。
• The result is that the lungs clog up with a thick mucus.
  检验结果是肺部被厚厚的黏液堵住了。
• Don't clog up your hand with all cards to play.
  不要想所有的牌作为要打的牌，这样会阻碍你的手牌。
• It was quickly caricatured as an invitation to cows and chickens to clog up the dockets.
  此事件被迅速地作出回应，并以漫画的形式讽刺为向牛与鸡发出的请贴塞满了记事本。