clog

n.
1.block of wood hung on a criminal or animal to pre-vent his or its running away;(pl.) shackles;(fig.)en-cumbrance,impediment木枷，（复数）镣铐；（比喻）阻碍，障碍。
△Oth. 1.3. 197:“For thy escape would teach metyranny,/To hang clogs on them.”因为你的私奔教我当暴君，要给孩子们加上镣铐。
2. heavy block of wood attached to an animal to re-strict its movement木枷，木桩（系在牲畜足上限制其行动）。
△Ado.1.3.34 (32): “I am trusted with a muzzle.and enfranchised with a clog,therefore I have de-creed not to sing in my cage.”对我的信任是给我戴上笼头，给我的自由是使我戴上木枷，所以我下决心不在笼子里唱歌。

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clog

vt.
1.fasten,encumber使固定，拖累。
△Tw.3.2.68 (60):“For Andrew,if he were opened and you find somuch blood in his liver (i.e.courage) as will clog thefoot of a flea，”至于安德鲁，要是你能在他的肝脏里找出能够粘住一只跳蚤的脚那么多的血。(按：“肝脏里的血”，指勇气，当时以肝为勇气与爱情的中心。)
2. encumber,hinder,burden拖累，阻碍，使烦恼。
△Mac3.6. 42: “You’ll rue the time/That clogs me withthis answer.”i.e. You will regret the hour when youburdened me with this answer. (The messenger willfind some difficulty in delivering this message to Mac-beth.)你将会因为给了这么一个使我为难的回答而后悔的。

clog[klɔg]

n. 障碍（物），堵塞（物），制动器，木屐，坠子 v. 阻碍，妨碍，阻塞，粘住
‖ clog box 盒梆，响木
clog dance 木屐舞
clogging n. 阻塞，堵塞，结渣
cloggy adj. 易粘牢的，阻塞的