seize up

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsiːz ˌʌp/    美 /ˈsiz ˌʌp/|/ˈsiːz ˌɐp/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To stop functioning; to come to a halt. figuratively,intransitive
    — Iceland's foreign currency market has seized up after the three largest banks collapsed.
  2. To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move. intransitive
    — It was hard to write as my fingers had seized up with the cold weather.
  3. To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again. intransitive
    — My car seized up this morning. So I had to catch the bus.

词形变化

seizes up present,singular,third-person seizing up participle,present seized up participle,past seized up past

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.
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