seize up

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。

She put diesel fuel, instead of petrol, into the tank causing the motor to seize up.

她往油箱里加了些柴油而不是汽油，致使发动机发生故障。

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 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.

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。

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.

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.

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 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.

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.