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单词 occlude
释义 oc·clude
\əˈklüd\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin occludere, from ob- + claudere to shut, close — more at close
transitive verb
1. : to shut or stop up so as to prevent the passage of something : close, obstruct
 < a thrombus occluding a coronary artery >
 < an occluded bronchus >
 < sank ships to occlude the harbor >
2. : to bar the passage of : shut in or out
 < concern with the mechanics of pronunciation occludes comprehension of the author's ideas — A.S.Artley >
 < the dandy's world is friendly, formal, and heartless, occluding the imagination — Cyril Connolly >
3. : to bring (upper and lower teeth) into occlusal relations
4. : to take in and retain (a substance) in the interior rather than on an external surface : sorb
 < proteins in precipitating may occlude alcohol >
— used especially of metals sorbing gases
 < palladium occludes large volumes of hydrogen >
5. : to cut off from contact with the surface of the earth and force aloft by the convergence of a cold front upon a warm front
 < an occluded cyclone >
 < occluded warm air >
 < an occluded low >
intransitive verb
1. : to close with the cusps fitting together
 < his teeth do not occlude properly >
2. : to become cut off from contact with the earth's surface
 < the cyclone occludes and is left behind by the storm below — T.M.Longstreet >
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