1·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·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。
3·When private markets seize up, central Banks step in.
当私人市场失灵，中央银行进行干预。
4·In 1998 there was the Russian default crisis and then there was some seize up of that maybe resembles what is happening now.
998年，俄罗斯拖欠债务危机爆发，那时有一些失灵，那个状况有些像现在发生的状况。
5·Their "value at risk" models first lulled bankers into a false (and perilous) sense of security, but are now causing the financial system to seize up.
他们的“风险价值”模型一开始令银行家产生一种虚假(和危险)的安全感，但如今正引起金融体系失灵。