seize up

短语
大学

中止

发音

UK /ˈsiːz ˌʌp/
其它
CA /ˈsiz ˌʌp/
US /ˈsiz ˌʌp/
SCOT /ˈsiz ˌʌp/
AU /ˈsiːz ˌɐp/
NZ /ˈsiːz ˌɐp/
IN /ˈsiːz ˌəp/

词形变化

seized up seizes up 三单 seizes up seizing up seizing up 现在分词 seized up 过去式 seized up 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

强征…入伍；停止转动

动词

失灵；卡住；停顿

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To stop functioning; to come to a halt.

    比喻 不及物

    Iceland's foreign currency market has seized up after the three largest banks collapsed.

  2. 2.

    To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.

    不及物

    It was hard to write as my fingers had seized up with the cold weather.

  3. 3.

    To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.

    不及物

    My car seized up this morning. So I had to catch the bus.

词源

The term originates c. 1870 referring to a machine which jammed up because of excessive heat or friction; it has been used figuratively since c. 1950.

来源：wiktionary