摘要：“Clog”源自14世纪中古英语 clogge，意为“木块”或“障碍物”，可能来自中古低地德语或北日耳曼语，如古诺尔斯语 kloggr（粗糙的木头）。最初指笨重的木鞋或阻塞物，后扩展为动词（堵塞）和名词（木底鞋或阻碍），涵盖物理与比喻含义。
[CLOG]
英 [klɒɡ] 美 [klɑːɡ]
vt.阻塞；妨碍 vi.阻塞；结块；跳木屐舞 n.木屐；障碍
◉词源
“Clog”源自14世纪中古英语 clogge，意为“木块”或“障碍物”，可能来自中古低地德语或北日耳曼语，如古诺尔斯语 kloggr（粗糙的木头）。最初指笨重的木鞋或阻塞物，后扩展为动词（堵塞）和名词（木底鞋或阻碍），涵盖物理与比喻含义。
◉外刊例句
① 《经济学人》（The Economist），2024年10月5日
Debris clogged the city’s drainage system, causing floods.
杂物堵塞了城市的排水系统，导致洪水。
② 《纽约时报》（The New York Times），2023年11月12日
She danced in clogs, echoing traditional folk steps.
她穿着木屐跳舞，呼应了传统民间舞步。
③ 《卫报》（The Guardian），2025年1月15日
Bureaucracy continues to clog the aid distribution process.
官僚作风持续阻碍援助分配进程。
◉经典名著
① 《坎特伯雷故事集》（The Canterbury Tales），杰弗里·乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer），约1387年
His clogs echoed on the wooden floor.
他的木屐在木地板上回响。
② 《双城记》（A Tale of Two Cities），查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens），1859年
Fear clogged their escape.
恐惧阻碍了他们的逃亡。
◉Usage Examples
(1) Heavy traffic clogged the freeways.
(2) Don't rinse the leaves out into the sink: you'll clog the drain.
(3) Sludge can also clog oil passages and prevent normal engine lubrication.
(4) The pipes are clogging up.
(5) Don't clog up your memory with useless facts.
(6) These streets often clog during the rush hour.
(1) 拥挤的交通堵塞了高速公路
(2) 不要将叶子冲洗掉进污水槽，会堵塞阴沟的。
(3) 油泥还会阻塞油路，妨碍发动机的正常润滑工作。
(4) 管子渐渐被堵塞。
(5) 不要把脑袋塞满无用的东西。
(6) 这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。
◉Usage Notes
A clog is a blockage, or something that gets in the way. A clog in your kitchen sink might mean you have to call a plumber before you can wash your dishes.
A clog obstructs water from flowing through pipes, and it can also be figurative, like a clog in your city's restaurant inspection system that makes it impossible for people to open new cafes. When clog is a verb, it means to cause such a hindrance. A completely different kind of clog is a heavy, wooden-soled shoe. In the 14th century, a clogge was a "lump of wood," and the verb first meant, "hinder with a block of wood."
◉柯林斯词典
1[VERB 动词]阻塞；堵塞 When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. [V n]
Dirt clogs the pores, causing spots...
灰尘堵塞毛孔，从而生出粉刺。
The traffic clogged the Thames bridges.
往来的车辆把泰晤士河上的桥都堵死了。
...a clogged drain...
被堵住的下水道
The streets were clogged with people.
人们把街道围得水泄不通。
2[N-COUNT 可数名词]厚木底皮鞋；木屐 Clogs are heavy leather or wooden shoes with thick wooden soles. [usu pl]
3[PHRASE 短语]翘辫子；一命呜呼 If you say that someone has popped their clogs, you mean that they have died. [V inflects] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式]
clogged up
The drains are badly clogged up.
下水道严重堵塞。
相关词组：
clog up
来源：学无用的英语
