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

她把柴油代替汽油灌入油箱，造成发动机失灵。

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Her shoulders were the first part of her body to seize up.

她身体最先失灵的部位是肩部。

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It was their sudden withdrawal that caused the market in asset backed commercial paper (ABCP) to seize up.

正是由于他们从短期债券市场的突然撤出才导致了资产支持商业票据的失灵。

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Georgia introduced assignee liability, only to back-pedal after the state's subprime market started to seize up.

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Every time another country hits the wall, auto sales there and in countries nearby tend to seize up.

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As a result, a complex web of lawsuits that now covers the global market threatens to seize up the industry.

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