1.(身体某部分因紧张或上了年纪而)发僵，无法动弹
If a part of your bodyseizes up, it suddenly stops working, because you have strained it or because you are getting old.
e.g. After two days' exertions, it's the arms and hands thatseizeup, not the legs...
两天的辛苦劳累过后，发僵的是胳膊和双手，腿倒没事。
e.g. We are all born flexible but as we grow older, we tend toseizeup a little.
我们刚生下来时身体都很灵活，但随着年龄的增长，手脚会变得有些僵硬。
2.(发动机等)停止运转，发生故障
If something such as an engineseizes up, it stops working, because it has not been properly cared for.
e.g. She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor toseizeup.
她往油箱里加了些柴油而不是汽油，致使发动机发生故障。
1. 失灵：seize the sceptre 夺王位 |seizeup 失灵 |seizeupon 抓住
2. 咬缸：seize smuggled goods 没收走私货物 |seizeup 咬缸 |seize 缠扎;拿捕
3. (机器等)卡住,停顿：4478seize on利用 | 4479seizeup(机器等)卡住,停顿 | 4480seldomad. 很少
4. (机器等)卡主,停顿：see to 注意,照料 |seizeup(机器等)卡主,停顿 | sell off 廉价出售(存货)
她往油箱里加了些柴油而不是汽油，致使发动机发生故障。
After two days' exertions, it's the arms and hands that seize up, not the legs.两天的辛苦劳累过后，发僵的是胳膊和双手，腿倒没事。
We are all born flexible but as we grow older, we tend to seize up a little.我们刚生下来时身体都很灵活，但随着年龄的增长，手脚会变得有些僵硬。
Your engine will seize up if you don't put some more oil in.你再不加些润滑油,发动机就要卡住了.
If you never bother to lubricate your engine, of course it will seize up.你如果不愿给发动机上油, 那它当然就会停止转动的.
It may seize up and spatter and generally be disagreeable.糖浆会结块并且飞溅起来,这通常让人恼火.
My joints seize up in the cold weather.天气寒冷,我的关节都冻僵了.
If you fail to oil the engine regularly, it would seize up without warning.如果你不定期给发动机注油, 它不定那天就会突然卡住.
If you fail to oil the engine regularly, it could seize up without warning.如果你不定期给机器加油, 它随时可能停止运转.
Perhaps you could engage a taxi driver in a minute of conversation before you seize up.或许你可以与出租车司机聊上1分钟,然后就张口结舌了.
