【clog】 - SAT备考词汇

clog

US:  [klɒɡ]

复数：clogs  

v.

1.堵塞;阻塞

2.妨碍;影响

n.

1.木鞋;木底鞋;木屐

2.障碍物

3.(系在兽脚上限制其行动的)重物,坠子;枷

1 . The reader does feel sorry for his wife, though, when dead bees clog the light fittings and a coyote eats the favourite chickens.
不过，当死去的蜜蜂堵塞了照明装置，郊狼吞吃掉心爱的小鸡的时候，读者确实会为他的妻子感到难过。

2 . All that happened over a decade ago, but I always think of the wooden clog floating on water near the Yokohama wharf.
事情过去十多年了，但是我还常常想起那日那时日本横滨码头旁边水上的那只木屐。

3 . Wall Street's troubles came as a freeze-up in credit markets threatened to clog the global financial system.
华尔街的问题源于可能危机全球金融系统的信贷紧缩。

4 . An air filter system eliminates any dust that might clog up the movements.
空气过滤系统可以消除空气中的尘埃，以免阻塞机芯的运作。

5 . The answer lies in the composition of plaque, the fatty deposit that builds up in arteries and can eventually clog them.
答案在于栓塞的成分——这种脂肪沉积在动脉上逐渐增加，并最终阻塞动脉。