Word · Frequency #8988
congestion
拥挤；拥堵；堵塞
核心释义
the condition of being too crowded or blocked, especially with traffic or people
- 1.
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。
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.
- 2.
血液或其他液体在身体部位的过度积聚
excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
- 3.
某物的过量或积累。
An excess or accumulation of something.
- 4.
过度拥挤
excessive crowding
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。
用法In use
The traffic congestion on the highway caused a two-hour delay.
用法提示：名词，指交通拥堵
She used a nasal spray to relieve the congestion from her cold.
用法提示：名词，指鼻塞（充血）
Urban congestion is a major problem that many cities are trying to solve.
用法提示：名词，指城市拥堵
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
con（共同）+gest（挤）= 共同拥挤，造成堵塞。联想交通拥堵或鼻塞。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/).
用法优先级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。
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