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

• 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。
• When used in massive quantities, Ajax applications can clog up network traffic.
  当出现大量的请求和响应时，Ajax应用程序会阻塞网络通信。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 22,000 tourists were clogging up the pavements
  2.2万名游客将人行道堵得水泄不通。
• 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。
• Never pour the plaster down the drain as it may clog up the pipes.
  注意：不要把砂浆倾倒入下水道以免堵塞。
• Every winter the drains clog up with leaves.
  每年冬天，下水道都被树叶堵了。