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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。
拥挤；拥堵；堵塞
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拥挤；拥堵；堵塞
the condition of being too crowded or blocked, especially with traffic or people
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。
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.
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
某物的过量或积累。
An excess or accumulation of something.
过度拥挤
excessive crowding
The traffic congestion on the highway caused a two-hour delay.
高速公路上的交通拥堵导致了两个小时的延误。
AI contextual example
She used a nasal spray to relieve the congestion from her cold.
她使用鼻喷雾剂来缓解感冒引起的鼻塞。
AI contextual example
Urban congestion is a major problem that many cities are trying to solve.
城市拥堵是许多城市试图解决的一个主要问题。
AI contextual example
traffic congestion
交通拥堵。
WordNet
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 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。
常用于医疗语境。
She suffers from nasal congestion every spring.
她每年春天都患有鼻塞。
Roadworks caused severe congestion on the main street.
道路施工导致了主街上的严重拥堵。
Not this
The traffic is congesting.
Use this
The traffic is congested.
congestion 是名词，不是动词；表示“堵塞的”应使用形容词 congested。
Not this
There is a congestion on the highway.
Use this
There is congestion on the highway.
在此语境中，congestion 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
鼻塞
Nasal congestion often accompanies a cold.
鼻塞常常伴随感冒出现。
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。
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。
Use congestion naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
con（共同）+gest（挤）= 共同拥挤，造成堵塞。联想交通拥堵或鼻塞。
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。
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/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.