| 词组 | clog |
| 释义 | clog verb to take a picture with a mobile phone and upload it to a website. A contraction of 'camera' and 'log' US, 2003clog up 1. clog up • clog up sth • clog sth up if something such as a road or tube clogs up, or something clogs it up, it becomes blocked and nothing in it is able to move: The coffee machine keeps clogging up. Fallen leaves had clogged up the drains.+ with The town centre was completely clogged up with traffic this afternoon.■ SIMILAR TO: block up2. clog up the system if a lot of things clogs up the system, they prevent it from working smoothly and prevent things from being dealt with as quickly as usual: All the extra applications for passports have clogged up the system. clogs to clogs in three generationsThe idea that a family can escape poverty for a time but then become impoverished again, all in the span of three generations. Primarily heard in UK. With the way you're spending our family's money, we'll be clogs to clogs in three generations! clever clogsA light-hearted or humorous way to refer to an intelligent or clever person. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. He's such a clever clogs. There is no question he can't answer. clog up1. To obstruct. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clog" and "up." This cold is clogging up my nose and I can hardly breathe. 2. To make constipated. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clog" and "up." That type of food always clogs me up—I was constipated for days the last time I ate it. clog (something) with (something)To obstruct something with something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clog" and "up." This cold has clogged my nose with so much mucus that I can hardly breathe. One of the kids clogged the pipes with action figures. pop (one's) clogsTo die. Primarily heard in UK. A friend of mine is convinced he's going to pop his clogs whenever he feels the slightest bit unwell. clog someone up[for some kind of food] to constipate someone. This cheese clogs me up. I can't eat it. This food clogs up people who eat it. clog something up[for something] to obstruct a channel or conduit. The leaves clogged the gutters up. They clogged up the gutter. clog something with somethingto block or obstruct a channel or conduit with something. The neighbors clogged the creek with their brush and leaves. Please don't clog the drain with garbage. clog up[for a channel or conduit] to become blocked. The canal clogged up with leaves and mud. pop your clogsBRITISH, INFORMALIf someone pops their clogs, they die. He popped his clogs halfway through the performance. Note: This expression is used to refer to someone's death in a light-hearted or humorous way. Note: This expression may refer to an old sense of `pop', meaning to pawn something (= borrow some money in return for a valuable object that you leave with the lender. The lender can sell the object if you do not pay the money back). Clogs used to be the normal footwear of people such as mill workers, especially in the north of England. clogs to clogs in three generationsthe return of a family to poverty after one generation of prosperity.pop your clogsdie. British informalThe expression, which is first recorded in 1970 , probably comes from the idea of ‘popping’ (i.e. pawning) a person's clogs after they have died (and therefore have no further use for them). It may well also have been influenced, though, by the colloquial pop off meaning ‘die’, which dates back to the mid 18th century. 1998 Oldie We cannot claim any credit for foreseeing that Enoch was about to pop his clogs. pop your ˈclogs(British English, humorous) die: I haven’t seen you for so long I thought you’d popped your clogs!clog upv. 1. To obstruct some passageway: The fallen leaves clogged up the drainpipe. The sediment clogged the pipe up. 2. To cause something to become obstructed: I clogged up the sink with some leftover food. This nagging cold has clogged my sinuses up. 3. To become obstructed: Call the plumber; the toilet clogged up again. |
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