| 单词 | bog something or someone down |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to impede physically or mentally The talks have become bogged down with the issue of military reform. Synonyms hold up stick delay The passengers were delayed by bad weather. halt Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday. stall an attempt to stall the negotiations slow down impede Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers. slow up Additional synonymsin the sense of delay Definition to slow up or cause to be late The passengers were delayed by bad weather. Synonyms hold up, detain, hold back, stop, arrest, halt, hinder, obstruct, retard, impede, bog down, set back, slow up in the sense of halt Definition to come to a stop or bring (someone or something) to a stop Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday. Synonyms hold back, end, check, block, arrest, stem, curb, terminate, obstruct, staunch, cut short, impede, bring to an end, stem the flow, nip in the bud in the sense of impede Definition to block or make progress or action difficult Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers. Synonyms hinder, stop, slow (down), check, bar, block, delay, hold up, brake, disrupt, curb, restrain, hamper, thwart, clog, obstruct, retard, encumber, cumber, throw a spanner in the works of (British, informal) Nearby words of |
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