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

• Within a few years the pipe began to clog up.
  没有几年，管子就开始堵塞了。
• 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。
• By contrast, sprawling cities that rely heavily on cars-Moscow, Istanbul, Beijing-are becoming dysfunctional as roads clog up.
  相比之下，严重依赖汽车的扩张中的城市莫斯科、伊斯坦布尔和北京正因道路拥堵而变得运转不良。
• 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。
• 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。
• 22,000 tourists were clogging up the pavements
  2.2万名游客将人行道堵得水泄不通。
• 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。
• 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。
• These false complainants clog up the legal system.
  这些虚假抱怨者充斥着法律体系。
• Don't clog your memory ( up) with useless information.
  不要把没有用的东西塞满在脑子里。