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。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- 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。
1.3
- 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。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin occludere 'shut up'.