occlude

occlude
[əˈkluːd]
verb
(formal or technical)(正式 或技)
  1. [with obj.]stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage)
    闭合,阻塞(口、孔、通道等)
    thick make-up can occlude the pores.
    浓妆艳抹会阻塞毛孔。
    ■shut (something) in
    把…封闭在内
    they were occluding the waterfront with a wall of buildings.
    他们正在大兴土木把滨水区团团围住。
    ■(technical)cover (an eye) to prevent its use
    (技)遮盖(一只眼睛)使看不见
    it is placed at eye level with one eye occluded.
    把它放在齐目高度并遮住一只眼睛。
    ■(Chemistry)(of a solid) absorb and retain (a gas or impurity)
    (化)(固体)吸收,吸留(气体,杂质)
  2. [no obj.](of a tooth) come into contact with another tooth in the opposite jaw
    (上下齿)咬合
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin occludere 'shut up'
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