clog
/klɒɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /klɔːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkläg ˈklȯg/ (ame, mw) · /klɑːɡ/ (ame, ipa)
clog — verb
- clogpresent simple I / you / we / they
- clogshe / she / it
- cloggedpast simple
- clogging-ing form
1. When something clogs a pipe, opening, or narrow space, it fills or blocks it so
When something clogs a pipe, opening, or narrow space, it fills or blocks it so that water, air, or other things cannot move through it easily. A thing can also clog — become blocked — on its own: sinks clog with bits of food, roads clog with too many cars.
Keiko called for help after food bits and oil clogged the kitchen sink.
clog + direct object (pipe/drain context)
The main road clogged with cars and buses during the morning rush.
intransitive: clog + with + noun
Dmitri found that hair and soap were slowly clogging the bathroom pipe.
Too much paper will clog the office machine if you feed it too fast.
The narrow path clogged up with mud and fallen leaves after the rain.
- block
more general; can refer to any kind of obstruction, not just gradual filling
- obstruct
more formal; often used for roads, views, or official processes
- jam
suggests a sudden, mechanical getting-stuck, like paper in a printer
- choke
suggests overwhelming or suffocating — weeds choking a garden, smoke choking the air
文法句型
clog + object
clog + with + noun
clog + up
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'up' (clog up), especially in spoken English. When intransitive, the preposition 'with' names the blocking material (clogged with leaves, clogged with traffic). Distinguish from the noun sense BLOCKAGE: the verb names the action of blocking; the noun names the mass of material itself.
常見錯誤
clog — noun
- clogsingular
- clogsplural
1. A clog is a kind of shoe with a thick wooden sole. Clogs were traditionally worn
A clog is a kind of shoe with a thick wooden sole. Clogs were traditionally worn by workers and farmers in parts of Europe, and are still used in some folk dances today.
Amara tried on a pair of bright yellow clogs at the Dutch gift shop.
countable: a pair of clogs
Farm workers wore clogs to keep their feet dry in the wet fields.
Nuri bought hand-painted clogs as a memory of her trip to Amsterdam.
You could hear clogs tapping on the stone floor from down the hall.
In some villages, dancers still perform in wooden clogs during the spring festival.
- sabot
French term for a similar wooden shoe; more specific to France
- wooden shoe
descriptive term; less specific than clog
2. A clog is a lump or mass of material that gets stuck inside a narrow space — lik
A clog is a lump or mass of material that gets stuck inside a narrow space — like a pipe or drain — and stops liquid, gas, or other things from flowing through.
The plumber pulled a thick clog of hair out of the shower pipe.
clog of + material (hair/grease)
Ingrid used a long wire to break up the clog inside the kitchen drain.
A nasty clog in the gutter sent rainwater over the edge of the roof.
The engine stopped because a clog had formed in one of the fuel lines.
Hassan poured strong chemicals down the sink to dissolve the clog overnight.
- blockage
more common in everyday use; nearly synonymous with clog
- obstruction
more formal; often used in medical or technical contexts