occlude
UK/ә'klu:d/US
GREC2
释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生oc-（ob- 的变体，「对着 / 挡在路上」）+ clude（关）=「挡着关上、阻断通路」。occlude 是专业的「堵」词：血栓 occlude 动脉；上下牙咬合时 occlude；气象里的 occluded front（锢囚锋）是一个气团把另一个封住。
词根 clud 还连着 24 个词常用搭配
- 1.occlude an artery堵塞动脉
- 2.occluded front锢囚锋
例句
- 1.
A blood clot had occluded one of the main arteries.
一处血栓堵住了一条主动脉。
- 2.
Thick clouds occluded the summit from view.
厚厚的云层遮住了峰顶，看不见。