Word · Frequency #8988
congestion
拥挤；拥堵；堵塞
the condition of being too crowded or blocked, especially with traffic or people
- 1.
The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, 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.
对流体、混合物、交通、人员等通过的阻碍或堵塞,导致过度充满或拥挤。
- 2.
excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
血液或其他液体在身体部位的过度积聚
- 3.
An excess or accumulation of something.
某物的过量或积累。
- 4.
excessive crowding
过度拥挤
充血；淤积；过多；积压；堆积；对流体、混合物、交通、人员等通过的阻碍或堵塞,导致过度充满或拥挤。；血液或其他液体在身体部位的过度积聚；某物的过量或积累。
In use
The traffic congestion on the highway caused a two-hour delay.
She used a nasal spray to relieve the congestion from her cold.
Urban congestion is a major problem that many cities are trying to solve.
traffic congestion
congestion of sth
The congestion of vehicles on the highway caused long delays.
高速公路上车辆的拥堵导致了长时间的延误。
traffic congestion
traffic congestion 是最常见的搭配。
Traffic congestion is a major problem in urban areas.
交通拥堵是城市地区的一个主要问题。
Connections
Collocations
- traffic congestion
- 交通拥堵
- Traffic congestion is a major problem in many cities.交通拥堵是许多城市的主要问题。
- nasal congestion
- 鼻塞
- Nasal congestion often accompanies a cold.鼻塞常常伴随感冒出现。
- congestion charge
- 拥堵费
- London introduced a congestion charge to reduce traffic.伦敦引入了拥堵费以减少交通量。
- severe congestion
- 严重堵塞
- The airport experienced severe congestion during the holiday.假日期间机场经历了严重堵塞。
Synonyms
- jam
- 堵塞 · 口语常用，指交通或人群的堵塞
Learner notes
Memory Tip
con（共同）+gest（挤）= 共同拥挤，造成堵塞。联想交通拥堵或鼻塞。
Context & Register
语域：m 常见场景：交通堵塞、医学充血 该词在交通和医学领域均有使用，前者比较常见，后者属专业术语，整体注册偏向中性或正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'question', 'digestion', 'suggestion', 'indigestion', and 'ingestion' all rhyme with 'congestion' (stressed /ɛ/ + /stʃən/). 'Combustion' is a useful lookalike but has a different stressed vowel (/ʌ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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