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

• 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。
• 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。
• These false complainants clog up the legal system.
  这些虚假抱怨者充斥着法律体系。
• 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。
• 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。
• Because it is so deep down, the oil will come out hot and then cool rapidly as it nears the surface, leaving deposits of paraffin that will clog up pipes.
  因为钻井是如此之深，所以尽管石油刚喷出来时还是热的，它在向上流动的过程中会迅速冷却，而石蜡就沉淀出来并堵塞管道。
• 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。
• 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。
• Prior to TOC, manufacturers would clog up their factories and warehouses with excess part inventory to bring the unit cost of parts ( and therefore finished goods) down.
  在TOC之前，制造商为了降低单个部件的成本（从而降低成品的成本），他们的工厂和仓库堆满了过量的库存。