| 单词 | blockage |
| 释义 | blockage (once / 29041 pages) n Something that physically obstructs or blocks an opening or tube is a blockage. A blockage in your sink drain can make it overflow. There are two main kinds of blockages — the first affects your plumbing, impeding water from flowing through your pipes. The other type of blockage is a medical condition, affecting your circulatory system. The blockage in your uncle's arteries might mean he needs surgery. The noun blockage, from about 1827, comes from block, "solid piece," from the Old French bloc, "block of wood." WORD FAMILYblockage: blockages+/block: blockage, blocked, blocker, blocking, blockish, blocks, blocky, unblock/blocker: blockers/blocking: blockings/blockish: blockishly/blocky: blockily/unblock: unblocked, unblocking, unblocks USAGE EXAMPLESTo listen to senior defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, they whittled away at one other blockage, a weird one, a word that’s technically not a word. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) But where heart attacks are caused by blocked arteries, there are no such blockages in “broken” hearts. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Owners are encouraged to report blockages to the police. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n an obstruction in a pipe or tube we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe Syn|Hypo|Hyper block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage breech closer, breechblock a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing plug, stopper, stoppleblockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly vapor lock, vapour locka stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) bung, spilea plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask bottle cork, corkthe plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) drainpluga removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin earpluga plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise fipplea wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) tampion, tompionplug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture tamponplug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) spigot, tapa plug for a bunghole in a cask impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor any structure that makes progress difficult 2n the act of blocking Syn|Hypo|Hyper closure, occlusion implosion the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant obstruction the act of obstructing 3n the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction Syn|Hypo|Hyper obstruction ileus, intestinal obstruction blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel tamponade, tamponageblockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) cardiac tamponademechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state the condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
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