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a clog in sth
指管道、系统等中的堵塞物，常用单数。
There is a clog in the drain.
排水管里有一处堵塞。
木底鞋；木屐
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
木底鞋；木屐
A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole, sometimes with an open heel.
There is a clog in the drain.
排水管里有一处堵塞。
硬底鞋,通常为木底,有时后跟开口。
A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
堵塞物。
A blockage.
系在人或动物身上以阻碍行动的重物(如原木、木块)。
A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion.
阻碍或妨碍运动的事物；任何累赘、约束或障碍。
That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind.
There is a clog in the kitchen sink, so the water drains slowly.
厨房水槽里有个堵塞物，所以水排得很慢。
The plumber removed a clog from the bathroom pipe.
水管工从浴室管道中清除了一个堵塞物。
The mechanic found a clog in the fuel line.
修车师傅发现燃油管里有一个堵塞物。
指管道、系统等中的堵塞物，常用单数。
There is a clog in the drain.
排水管里有一处堵塞。
比喻阻碍、拖累，后接被妨碍的事物。
Old habits can be a clog on progress.
旧习惯可能成为进步的障碍。
clogs 指鞋时常用复数，a pair of 表示一双。
She bought a pair of clogs for the garden.
她买了一双在花园里穿的木底鞋。
Not this
I bought two clogs yesterday.
Use this
I bought a pair of clogs yesterday.
clog 作“木底鞋”讲时是可数名词，但鞋子通常一双一双地说。two clogs 只表示两只鞋，并不体现“一双”这层意思；要表达买一双，需要用 a pair of clogs。因此把 two clogs 改成 a pair of clogs 才准确。
Not this
There is a clog of the pipe.
Use this
There is a clog in the pipe.
clog 表示“堵塞物”时，常用介词 in 引出堵塞的位置，如 in the pipe、in the drain。这里用 of 表示“属于/来自”，不能表达“在管道里”的意思，所以要用 in the pipe。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
木底鞋；木屐
She wore wooden clogs while working in the garden.
她在花园里干活时穿着木底鞋。
一双木屐
He bought a pair of clogs for the beach.
他买了一双木屐去海滩穿。
荷兰木屐
Dutch clogs are often painted with colorful designs.
荷兰木屐通常绘有彩色图案。
木屐舞
They performed a traditional clog dance at the festival.
他们在节日上表演了传统木屐舞。
排水管堵塞
A drain clog can flood the kitchen floor.
排水管堵塞可能让厨房地面淹水。
马桶堵塞
A toilet clog needs a plunger to fix.
马桶堵塞需要用皮搋子来疏通。
去世，一命呜呼（英式幽默或俚语）
I'm too young to pop my clogs yet!
我还太年轻，还不至于一命呜呼！
三代之内，木屐终又归木屐。
As the old Lancashire saying goes, clogs to clogs in three generations.
正如兰开夏郡那句老话所说：三代之内，木屐终又归木屐。
翘辫子，一命呜呼。
In Britain, if someone pops their clogs, it means they die—it's a humorous way to say it.
在英国，如果说某人 pops their clogs，意思就是他去世了——这是一种幽默的说法。
Use clog naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一只木底鞋(clog)卡在下水道口，堵住了水流——所以clog既是木屐，也是堵塞物。
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation about blocked drains、buying or describing wooden-soled shoes、formal writing about obstacles or burdens 作名词时，“clog”有两个常见中性义项：“木底鞋”和“堵塞物”，多用于日常描述；而“障碍、累赘”这一含义比较常见于正式或书面语境。具体选义需要根据上下文判断。
All six words rhyme with clog: they end in -og and are pronounced /ɒɡ/. Be careful with -ough lookalikes such as cough, though, rough, and through, which look similar but sound completely different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.