| 单词 | clog |
| 释义 | clog (once / 1582 pages) 1nv 2nv A clog is a blockage, or something that gets in the way. A clog in your kitchen sink might mean you have to call a plumber before you can wash your dishes. A clog obstructs water from flowing through pipes, and it can also be figurative, like a clog in your city's restaurant inspection system that makes it impossible for people to open new cafes. When clog is a verb, it means to cause such a hindrance. A completely different kind of clog is a heavy, wooden-soled shoe. In the 14th century, a clogge was a "lump of wood," and the verb first meant, "hinder with a block of wood." WORD FAMILYclog: clogged, clogging, clogs, unclog+/unclog: unclogged, unclogging, unclogs USAGE EXAMPLESThey clogged running lanes and ensured that Kelley struggled to find daylight. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The Crimson Tide’s bulky defensive linemen firmly held their ground at the point of attack while the linebackers quickly clogged the hole. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) On the drive home, Bob was schooling me again in all things Kiwi: “Pop your clogs” means “to die an untimely death.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction Hyper encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome 2v become or cause to become obstructed The leaves clog our drains in the Fall Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper back up, choke, choke off, clog up, congest, foul unclog become or cause to become unobstructed gum up stick together as if with gum crap upbecome obstructed or chocked up block, choke up, lug, stuffobstruct silt, silt upbecome chocked with silt block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude block passage through 3v impede with a clog or as if with a clog The market is being clogged by these operations Syn|Hyper constipate slow, slow down, slow up cause to proceed more slowly 4v impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden horses were clogged until they were tamed Hyper constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain hold back 5v coalesce or unite in a mass Syn|Hyper clot coalesce fuse or cause to grow together 6v fill to excess so that function is impaired 2Fear clogged her mind The story was clogged with too many details Syn|Hyper overload fill, fill up, make full make full, also in a metaphorical sense 1n footwear usually with wooden soles Syn|Hyper geta, patten, sabot footgear, footwear covering for a person's feet 2n a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps Syn|Hyper clog dance, clog dancing tap dance, tap dancing a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet 3v dance a clog dance Hyper dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance |
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