silt up
silt up — 片語動詞
- silt upbase form
- silts up3rd person singular
- silting up-ing form
- silted uppast simple
1. to become blocked, or to block something, because fine sand and mud collect ther
淤塞
因泥沙堆積而堵住或被堵住
to become blocked, or to block something, because fine sand and mud collect there over time
After the spring floods, mud and sand silted up the narrow canal.
春天的洪水過後，泥沙把那條狹窄的運河淤塞了。
transitive: material silts up a waterway
Without regular dredging, the fishing harbour quickly silted up each winter.
如果不定期疏浚，那座漁港每到冬天就會很快淤塞。
intransitive: a harbour becomes blocked over time
Leaves and soil from the hill silted up the village drain overnight.
山坡沖下來的落葉和泥土一夜之間把村裡的排水溝淤塞了。
The river mouth has silted up, so small boats cannot enter.
河口已經淤塞了，所以小船進不去。
Years of muddy water slowly silted up the lake beside the farms.
多年的泥水慢慢把農地旁的湖泊淤塞了。
- dredge
to remove mud or sand so water can pass again
文法句型
something silts up
silt up + canal/harbour/drain/river mouth
用法筆記
Intransitive use focuses on the channel or drain becoming blocked. Transitive use names the sand, mud, or runoff that causes the blockage.