blockage
/ˈblɒkɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈblɑːkɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈblä-kij/ (ame, mw)
blockage — 名詞
- blockagesingular
- blockagesplural
1. a thing that fills a narrow space such as a pipe, tube, or blood vessel and prev
堵塞；阻塞
管道或通道被異物堵住的狀態或物體
a thing that fills a narrow space such as a pipe, tube, or blood vessel and prevents material from flowing through; also, the state that results when something cannot pass through an opening.
The plumber found a blockage of grease and hair inside the kitchen drain.
水電工在水槽排水管內找到一團由油垢和頭髮造成的堵塞物。
collocation: blockage + of + [material]
Mei's doctor said the chest pain was caused by a blockage in one of her arteries.
Mei 的醫生說她胸痛是因為其中一條動脈出現阻塞。
blockage + in + [body part]
Road crews worked all night to clear the blockage after the mudslide covered the highway.
土石流淹沒公路後，道路搶修人員徹夜工作清除堵塞。
A blockage in the sewer system caused waste water to flow back into people's basements.
下水道系統的堵塞導致污水倒灌進民眾的地下室。
The airport closure created a major blockage in the delivery of medical supplies across the region.
機場關閉嚴重阻礙了醫療物資運送到該地區。
- obstruction
more formal; often used for official or structural barriers rather than household plumbing
- block
more informal; can also mean a solid cube, so context is needed
- clog
slightly more informal; usually of pipes, drains, or pores
- clearance
the act of removing an obstruction or the state of being open
文法句型
blockage + in/of + [body part / pipe / system]
用法筆記
Common in medical and plumbing contexts. When used figuratively, it refers to anything that stops a process or flow of activity.