| 词汇 | clog |
| 释义 | clog verb[ I or T ] uk /klɒɡ/ us /klɑːɡ/-gg- to (cause something to) become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is difficult: （使）阻塞，（使）堵塞;塞上 be clogged withThe roads are clogged with holiday traffic.节假日期间，马路上堵满了车辆。 clog upEating too much fat causes your arteries to clog up.摄入脂肪量过多会导致动脉堵塞。 clog something upLeaves are clogging up the drain.树叶堵塞了下水道。 Toilet paper had clogged the toilet. A stream of busses clogged the main street. Synonym congest Closing and blocking barricade batten batten down the hatchesidiom be snowed upidiom block something off bung choke closing time congest cork dam dam something up fur sandbag seal something in seal something off self-seal self-sealing silt the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom Related wordclogged clog noun[ Cusually plural ] uk /klɒɡ/ us /klɑːɡ/ a type of shoe made of wood, or with the top part made of leather and the bottom part of wood木底鞋;木屐 Helene Stolzenberg/EyeEm/GettyImages Shoes ankle boot ballet flat ballet shoe Birkenstock bootie high heels high-heeled high-top hiking boot hobnail running shoe sandal shoehorn shoelace shoemaker walking boot wedge wedgie wellie wellington clog | American Dictionaryclog verb[ I/T ] us/klɑɡ, klɔɡ/-gg- clogverb[I/T] (BLOCK)to become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen: [ T ]During rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters. [ M ]Too much cholesterol clogs up your arteries. clog noun[ C ] us/klɑɡ, klɔɡ/ clognoun[C] (SHOE)a shoe with a thick, often wooden bottom and a top that covers the front of the foot, but not the heel Examples of clogclog We are dissuaded from clogging our houses with unnecessary furniture by the imposition of tax on furniture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Worse still, solicitors, litigants and counsel are being held up for days sometimes because of these judgment summonses clogging the courts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of this, our county courts are jammed and clogged every month. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The clogging of inner-city roads has reached the point at which it is bad for safety, bad for health and bad for the economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no point in imposing a bureaucratic plan if the operation involved will be clogged up by the thousands who are leaving in advance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pipelines of distribution from the factory to the retailer are clogged solid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ever-increasing hordes of minor officials, without experience or responsibility, are clogging the machine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The screening plant was clogging materially, and it was impossible to get a sufficient volume of water throughout the plant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is that there is nothing to stop thousands of people clogging up the machinery with individual applications. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do we really believe that clogging up the courts to decide individual cases is a workable approach or an effective way of eliminating age discrimination? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can remember being hungry as a child and no shoes on my feet (clogs) and patched clothes to wear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An unnecessary provision not only clogs up the statute book but is liable to give rise to undesirable arguments, sometimes very far-fetched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were unemployment and lack of trade, channels were clogged instead of being open, and there was paralysis instead of life and vigour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The production of clogs has been very materially increased, and we have had no complaints. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is one possible motive for charging fees to prevent applications without foundation clogging up the system? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of clog These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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