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。We are all born flexible but as we grow older, we tend to seize up a little.我们出生时身体都很灵活，但随着年龄的增长，手脚往往会变得有些僵硬。The problem with this model of car is that the gearbox tends to seize up.这种型号的汽车缺点是变速箱容易卡住。