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

• Every winter the drains clog up with leaves.
  每年冬天，下水道都被树叶堵了。
• 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。
• Diets that are high in fat and cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the blood flow to our hearts and brains.
  脂肪和胆固醇含量高的食物会阻塞我们的血管，从而减少流向心脏和大脑的血液。
• It leaves you feeling fresh and clean, but will not clog up your pores.
  它会为您留下清新，洁净的感觉，不会堵塞毛孔。
• Telecommuters don't need to clog up the roads, and property prices in London and New York should slide as people carry out their investment-banking responsibilities from Anglesey or Iowa.
  远程工作者无需阻塞道路，而伦敦和纽约的地产价格应当下跌，因为人们在Anglesey或艾奥瓦（Iowa）完成了他们的投行工作。
• 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。
• 22,000 tourists were clogging up the pavements
  2.2万名游客将人行道堵得水泄不通。
• Railway professionals in many parts of the world have been convinced for some time the sector is reviving fast as roads clog up, goods have to be carried over longer distances and environmental awareness grows.
  全球许多地区的铁路专业人士一段时期以来一直确信，随着公路阻塞、货物运输的路程更长，同时人们的环境意识增强，该行业正迅速复兴。
• An air filter system eliminates any dust that might clog up the movements.
  空气过滤系统可以消除空气中的尘埃，以免阻塞机芯的运作。
• The vents clog up easily.
  通风口很容易堵塞住。