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

• 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。
• 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。
• 22,000 tourists were clogging up the pavements
  2.2万名游客将人行道堵得水泄不通。
• Migrant workers go door to door like rag men, buying up the cast-offs of Shanghai's conspicuous consumption, designer water bottles and flat screen television boxes which would otherwise clog up the city's landfills.
  民工们像废品回收商一样，逐门逐户地收购上海炫耀性消费的废弃物、高级矿泉水的瓶子和平板电视的包装箱&如果没有他们，这些废弃物将堆满上海的垃圾填埋场。
• This results in partially digested fats, proteins and starches that will clog up our body's intestinal tract and arteries.
  这将部分导致脂肪、蛋白质和淀粉无法完全分解，从而堵塞身体的肠道和血管。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。