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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The vents clog up easily.
  通风口很容易堵塞住。
• 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。
• Reverse-osmosis plants use filters and chemicals to remove particles that could clog up the membranes, and the membranes must also be washed periodically to reduce scaling and fouling.
  逆向渗透工厂使用了过滤器和化学物质去处会堵塞薄膜的粒子，而薄膜必须得定期清洗，以便减少污垢和堵塞。
• 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。
• Don't clog your memory ( up) with useless information.
  不要把没有用的东西塞满在脑子里。