Word · Frequency #12612
gridlocking
造成交通堵塞；使交通瘫痪
gridlocking is the present participle of gridlock.
核心释义
To cause traffic congestion.
- 1.
导致交通拥堵。
To cause traffic congestion.
导致交通拥堵。；(交通等)堵塞
用法In use
The accident gridlocked the entire downtown area for hours.
用法提示：gridlocked 是动词的过去式，表示使交通陷入堵塞。
Heavy snow gridlocked the highway during the morning rush.
用法提示：gridlocks 是动词的第三人称单数形式，表示导致交通堵塞。
A single broken-down bus can gridlock a narrow street.
用法提示：gridlock 是动词原形，表示使交通瘫痪。
gridlock sth
gridlock 作及物动词时，宾语通常是道路、街区或市中心等地点名词。
The sudden snowstorm gridlocked the entire downtown area.
突降的暴风雪使整个市中心陷入交通瘫痪。
be gridlocked
被动式 be gridlocked 很常用，表示“被堵得动弹不得”，后可接 by/with 说明原因。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gridlock traffic
- 使交通陷入拥堵
- A broken-down bus can gridlock traffic for miles.一辆抛锚的公交车就能让几英里内的交通陷入拥堵。
- gridlock the city
- 使城市交通瘫痪
- The marathon gridlocked the city for hours.马拉松比赛让这座城市瘫痪了几个小时。
- gridlock the streets
- 使街道交通堵塞
- Heavy snow gridlocked the streets of the capital.大雪让首都的街道交通陷入堵塞。
- gridlock the intersection
- 使交叉路口交通堵塞
- The accident gridlocked the intersection during rush hour.事故让这个路口在高峰时段陷入交通堵塞。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象道路像网格(grid)被锁住(lock)，所有车都卡死不动，gridlock就是严重堵车。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：traffic news reports、written descriptions of city congestion 该动词用法比较常见于新闻报道或书面叙述，表示“导致交通拥堵”；日常口语中使用较少。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the same sound /lɑk/ as the -lock in gridlock. Block, clock, flock, and lock also share the spelling -lock; padlock and deadlock end in -lock as well. Don't confuse this vowel with luck /lʌk/, a common spelling lookalike.
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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