Word
congest
使拥塞；拥塞；充血
to become obstructed or cause (something) to become obstructed
作及物动词时表示“使拥塞/使充血”，作不及物动词时表示“拥塞/充血”。
- 1.
To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
阻碍或阻塞某移动物的通过(如流体、混合物、交通、人群等),因过量或部分/完全堵塞而导致过度充满或拥挤。
- 2.
To become blocked or obstructed
变得堵塞或受阻。
阻碍或阻塞某移动物的通过(如流体、混合物、交通、人群等),因过量或部分/完全堵塞而导致过度充满或拥挤。；变得堵塞或受阻。；使充满；使拥塞；使充血
In use
Thousands of fans were congesting the entrance before the concert.
The streets congest during the evening rush hour.
The hallway became congested with students waiting for class.
congest sth
congest 作及物动词时，主语通常是导致拥堵的事物，如车流或人群。
The morning rush congests the main bridge every day.
每天早晨的通勤高峰都会堵塞主桥。
be congested (with sth)
be congested 常用来描述拥堵状态，with 后接造成拥堵的事物。
The narrow streets were congested with parked cars.
狭窄的街道停满了汽车，十分拥堵。
sth congests
不及物用法较少见，主语是道路、管道等受拥堵影响的事物。
Connections
Collocations
- congested roads
- 拥堵的道路
- Drivers avoided the congested roads.司机们避开了拥堵的道路。
- congested area
- 拥堵区域
- The airport is located in a congested area.机场位于一个拥堵的区域。
- congested nose
- 鼻塞
- A congested nose is a common symptom of a cold.鼻塞是感冒的常见症状。
- become congested
- 变得拥堵
- The city center becomes congested on weekends.市中心在周末变得拥堵。
- congest the network
- 使网络堵塞
- Too many devices can congest the network.太多设备会使网络堵塞。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：con像“共同”，gest像“挤”，大家一起挤进来，就会拥塞。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：交通/道路状况、医学/生理描述、正式书面语 作动词时多用于较正式的书面或技术语境，例如交通拥塞或身体充血；日常口语中较少直接使用，通常以过去分词 congested 的形式出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音及之后都是 /est/，与 congest 的 /kənˈdʒest/ 押韵。其中 suggest、digest、ingest 与 congest 拼写同为 -gest，但 g 读 /dʒ/ 而非 /ɡ/；zest、jest、test 拼写不同但读音押韵。注意形近词：largest /ˈlɑːrdʒɪst/ 结尾是 /ɪst/，gesture /ˈdʒestʃər/ 的 t 读 /tʃ/，guess /ɡes/ 没有 /t/，都不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.