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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。
使拥塞；拥塞；充血
congesting — present participle of congest
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使拥塞；拥塞；充血
to become obstructed or cause (something) to become obstructed
The morning rush congests the main bridge every day.
每天早晨的通勤高峰都会堵塞主桥。
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”。
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。
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.
变得堵塞或受阻。
To become blocked or obstructed
congest
Base
原形
congests
3rd person
第三人称单数
congesting
-ing
现在分词
congested
Past
过去式
congested
Past participle
过去分词
Traffic congests the city center every morning.
每天早晨交通都使市中心拥塞。
The narrow roads congested the area during the festival.
节日期间狭窄的道路使这个地区变得拥堵。
The cold has congested my nose.
感冒让我的鼻子充血了。
congest 可作及物或不及物动词：及物意为“使拥塞/充血”，不及物意为“拥塞、充血”。
Thousands of fans were congesting the entrance before the concert.
演唱会开始前，成千上万的歌迷正把入口挤得水泄不通。
The streets congest during the evening rush hour.
街道在傍晚交通高峰时段会变得拥堵。
The hallway became congested with students waiting for class.
走廊里因等候上课的学生而变得拥挤。
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 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。
不及物用法较少见，主语是道路、管道等受拥堵影响的事物。
The city's roads congest quickly during the holiday.
节假日期间，这座城市的道路很快就变得拥堵。
Not this
The road was congested by traffic.
Use this
The road was congested with traffic.
表示“因……而拥堵/充塞”时，congested 后接 with，不用 by；by 只用于强调动作执行者，而这里 traffic 是充塞物。
Not this
My nose is congest.
Use this
My nose is congested.
congest 是动词，描述状态要用过去分词 congested 作形容词；不能说 is congest，要用 be + 过去分词/形容词。
Not this
There is a congest on the road.
Use this
There is congestion on the road.
congest 是动词，名词形式是 congestion；表达“拥堵”要用名词 congestion，不能直接用动词原形作名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拥堵的道路
Drivers avoided the congested roads.
司机们避开了拥堵的道路。
拥堵区域
The airport is located in a congested area.
机场位于一个拥堵的区域。
鼻塞
A congested nose is a common symptom of a cold.
鼻塞是感冒的常见症状。
变得拥堵
The city center becomes congested on weekends.
市中心在周末变得拥堵。
使网络堵塞
Too many devices can congest the network.
太多设备会使网络堵塞。
Use congesting naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：con像“共同”，gest像“挤”，大家一起挤进来，就会拥塞。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.