clog
/klɒɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /klɔːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkläg ˈklȯg/ (ame, mw) · /klɑːɡ/ (ame, ipa)
clog — 動詞
- 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
堵塞
使管道或通道受阻而無法流通
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.
Keiko 因為食物碎屑和油堵塞了廚房水槽而打電話求助。
clog + direct object (pipe/drain context)
The main road clogged with cars and buses during the morning rush.
主要道路在早晨尖峰時段被汽車和公車塞滿了。
intransitive: clog + with + noun
Dmitri found that hair and soap were slowly clogging the bathroom pipe.
Dmitri 發現頭髮和肥皂正慢慢堵塞浴室的水管。
Too much paper will clog the office machine if you feed it too fast.
如果你送紙太快，過多的紙張會堵塞辦公室的機器。
The narrow path clogged up with mud and fallen leaves after the rain.
雨後，狹窄的小路被泥土和落葉堵住了。
- 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 — 名詞
- clogsingular
- clogsplural
1. A clog is a kind of shoe with a thick wooden sole. Clogs were traditionally worn
木鞋
鞋底為厚木頭的傳統鞋類
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.
Amara 在荷蘭禮品店試穿了一雙亮黃色的木鞋。
countable: a pair of clogs
Farm workers wore clogs to keep their feet dry in the wet fields.
農場工人穿著木鞋，在潮濕的田地裡保持雙腳乾燥。
Nuri bought hand-painted clogs as a memory of her trip to Amsterdam.
Nuri 買了手繪木鞋作為阿姆斯特丹之旅的紀念。
You could hear clogs tapping on the stone floor from down the hall.
你可以從走廊那頭聽到木鞋敲打石頭地板的聲音。
In some villages, dancers still perform in wooden clogs during the spring festival.
在一些村莊，舞者仍在春季節慶中穿著木鞋表演。
- 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
堵塞物
卡在管道中阻礙流動的物體
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.
水電工從淋浴水管中拉出一團厚厚的頭髮堵塞物。
clog of + material (hair/grease)
Ingrid used a long wire to break up the clog inside the kitchen drain.
Ingrid 用一條長鐵絲打散廚房排水管內的堵塞物。
A nasty clog in the gutter sent rainwater over the edge of the roof.
排水溝裡的噁心堵塞物讓雨水從屋頂邊緣溢出。
The engine stopped because a clog had formed in one of the fuel lines.
引擎停止運轉，因為其中一條燃油管內形成了堵塞物。
Hassan poured strong chemicals down the sink to dissolve the clog overnight.
Hassan 把強力化學藥劑倒進水槽，讓堵塞物在一夜之間溶解。
- blockage
more common in everyday use; nearly synonymous with clog
- obstruction
more formal; often used in medical or technical contexts