occlude
UK/ә'klu:d/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To block or close off an opening or passage.
堵塞，封闭，阻塞（通道）。
v.
(of teeth) To meet together when the jaws close.
（牙齿）咬合。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedoc- (a form of ob-, 'against / in the way') + clude (shut) = 'shut against, block the way.' Occlude is the technical 'block' word: a clot occludes an artery; upper and lower teeth occlude when they close together; an occluded front in weather is one air mass shutting off another.
Root clud still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.occlude an artery堵塞动脉
- 2.occluded front锢囚锋
Example Sentences
- 1.
A blood clot had occluded one of the main arteries.
- 2.
Thick clouds occluded the summit from view.