clogged
/klɒɡd/ (bre, ipa) · [klˈɔɡd] /klɑːɡd/ (ame, ipa) · [klˈɔɡd] /ˈkläg How to pronounce clog (audio) ˈklȯg/ (ame, mw)
clogged — 形容詞
- cloggedpositive
- cloggedercomparative
- cloggedestsuperlative
1. blocked because dirt, grease, leaves, hair, or too many things have filled the s
堵塞的
被髒物或雜物堵住
blocked because dirt, grease, leaves, hair, or too many things have filled the space where water, air, traffic, or movement should pass.
Min poured hot water into the sink, but the clogged drain still emptied slowly.
Min 把熱水倒進水槽，但堵塞的排水孔還是排得很慢。
clogged + drain/pipe/filter as an attributive adjective
After the storm, the narrow street was clogged with mud and broken branches.
暴風雨過後，那條窄街被泥巴和斷枝堵塞了。
be clogged with + thing causing the blockage
The kitchen fan sounded weak because its filter was clogged with grease.
廚房抽風機聽起來很無力，因為它的濾網被油垢堵塞了。
The road remained clogged with taxis after the concert ended near the station.
演唱會結束後，車站附近的道路仍被計程車堵塞著。
文法句型
be clogged with + substance/object
clogged drain/pipe/filter/road
用法筆記
Most often describes drains, pipes, filters, roads, or systems that cannot work normally because something has built up inside them. The phrase 'clogged with' names the material or crowd causing the blockage.
常見錯誤
clogged — 動詞
- cloggedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cloggeds3rd person singular
- cloggeding-ing form
- cloggededpast simple
1. caused a pipe, drain, filter, or similar passage to stop letting water, air, or
堵住；塞住
使管道等不通，或自己堵住
caused a pipe, drain, filter, or similar passage to stop letting water, air, or other movement through, or became blocked in this way.
Hair clogged the shower drain, so Hamza cleared it with a wire hook.
頭髮堵住了淋浴間的排水孔，所以 Hamza 用鐵絲勾把它清出來。
clogged + drain/pipe/filter as a direct object
During lunch rush, grease clogged the fryer filter behind the cafe counter.
午餐尖峰時，油垢堵住了咖啡店櫃台後方的炸鍋濾網。
By winter, the old chimney had clogged with soot and bird feathers.
到了冬天，那座老煙囪已經被煤灰和鳥羽塞住了。
Leaves clogged the gutter outside Zola's window during the first storm.
第一場暴風雨來時，樹葉堵住了 Zola 窗外的排水槽。
The bathroom sink clogged again after Christopher washed paintbrushes in it.
Christopher 在水槽裡洗油漆刷後，浴室洗手台又堵住了。
文法句型
clogged + pipe/drain/filter
[pipe/drain/filter] clogged with + substance
用法筆記
This sense focuses on material building up inside a narrow channel or opening. You can make the blocked thing the object ('hair clogged the drain') or the subject ('the drain clogged with hair').
常見錯誤
2. slowed the movement or operation of a place, system, or process by filling it wi
壅塞；拖慢
太多人事物使通行或運作變慢
slowed the movement or operation of a place, system, or process by filling it with too many people, things, or unnecessary material.
Delivery vans clogged the market road before sunrise on festival day.
節慶日那天，送貨廂型車在天亮前就把市場道路壅塞住了。
people/vehicles clogged + road or public space
Spam messages clogged Lien's inbox until she changed her privacy settings.
垃圾郵件讓 Lien 的收件匣壅塞不堪，直到她更改隱私設定。
messages/files clogged + system
Extra forms clogged the hiring process and delayed every interview round.
額外的表格拖慢了招募流程，讓每一輪面試都延後。
Tour buses clogged the square, and Liam's taxi could barely turn.
觀光巴士壅塞了廣場，Liam 的計程車幾乎轉不過去。
Old files clogged the office server, slowing each search by minutes.
舊檔案拖慢了辦公室伺服器，讓每次搜尋都慢了好幾分鐘。
- clear
remove the crowd or excess material blocking movement
- streamline
make a process move more smoothly and efficiently
文法句型
clogged + road/system/process
clogged + place/system + with + people/things
用法筆記
Use this sense when the result is slower movement or slower work in a broader system, not just blockage inside a narrow passage. Common objects include roads, inboxes, channels, and bureaucratic processes.