单词超市第115期 clog

今天我们要学的词组是clog¹。 Clog是木底鞋，木屣。作为动词， clog也有障碍和阻塞的意思， 比如排水管堵塞了， "The drain was clogged²." 车辆堵塞了高速公路， "Heavy traffic clogged the highway."

还比如，黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特爆发反政府抗议活动。媒体报道说， "Opposition³ protesters clogged major highways with barricades⁴ of burning tires," 反对派抗议者用焚烧的车胎构成路障，阻塞了首都贝鲁特的主要公路。今天我们学习的词组是clog...

 

1 clog   

vt.塞满，阻塞；n.[常pl.]木屐

参考例句：

• In cotton and wool processing,short length fibers may clog sewers.在棉毛生产中，短纤维可能堵塞下水管道。
• These streets often clog during the rush hour.这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。

2 clogged   

（使）阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 )； 淤滞

参考例句：

• The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
• The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。