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traffic + noun
常见名词组合，如 traffic light, traffic accident。
There is a traffic jam on the highway.
高速公路上有交通堵塞。
交通；车流；人流
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
交通；车流；人流
the movement of vehicles and people along roads, or the vehicles and people moving on a road at a time
There is a traffic jam on the highway.
高速公路上有交通堵塞。
移动的行人或车辆,或其流动或通行。
Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.
在特定时间段内,某一地区进出的人或车辆的总和
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
货物的商业运输或交换,或乘客或人员的流动。
The commercial transportation or exchange of goods, or the movement of passengers or people.
买卖；尤其是非法交易
buying and selling; especially illicit trade
We left home at 6 a.m. to beat the morning traffic on the bridge.
我们早上六点就出门，以避开桥上的早高峰车流。
AI contextual example
Traffic in this part of town is usually light on weekends.
在周末，这个城区的交通通常很通畅。
AI contextual example
Heavy traffic delayed the ambulance by almost twenty minutes.
严重的交通堵塞使救护车延误了将近二十分钟。
AI contextual example
heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines
繁忙的通信流量使主幹線路超載。
WordNet
常见名词组合，如 traffic light, traffic accident。
There is a traffic jam on the highway.
高速公路上有交通堵塞。
描述交通流量大小。
The traffic is heavy during rush hour.
高峰时段交通繁忙。
指非法贸易或交易。
The police are cracking down on the traffic in illegal arms.
警方正在打击非法武器交易。
Not this
There is a heavy traffic today.
Use this
There is heavy traffic today.
Traffic 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 'a' 连用。应直接使用 'heavy traffic' 表示‘交通繁忙’。
Not this
The traffic is very convenient here.
Use this
The transportation is very convenient here.
Traffic 指‘交通流量’或‘拥堵’，不用于描述交通系统的便利性。表示‘交通设施或服务’应用 'transportation'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
繁忙的交通
We got stuck in heavy traffic on the way to the airport.
我们去机场的路上遇到了交通拥堵。
交通堵塞
The accident caused a major traffic jam on the highway.
事故导致高速公路上严重交通堵塞。
交通信号灯
Wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing the street.
等交通信号灯变绿再过马路。
交通事故
The traffic accident blocked the intersection for an hour.
那起交通事故堵塞了十字路口一小时。
车流；交通流量
The new road design improved traffic flow significantly.
新的道路设计显著改善了车流。
交通违章
He was fined for a traffic violation of running a red light.
他因闯红灯的交通违章被罚款。
交通堵塞
I was late because I got stuck in a traffic jam.
我因为遇到交通堵塞迟到了。
红绿灯
Wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing.
等红绿灯变绿再过马路。
繁忙的交通
We avoided the city center to escape the heavy traffic.
我们避开市中心以躲避繁忙的交通。
交通非常缓慢。
I hate being stuck in traffic.
我讨厌堵在路上。
我被堵在路上了。
He called to say he was stuck in traffic.
他打电话说他被堵在路上了。
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记忆tip：想象马路上车水马龙的景象，就是traffic（交通）。
语域：中性；典型场景：交通流量、道路车辆、交通管理；注：通常用于描述车辆或行人的流动，日常和专业语境均常见。
不可数名词，常与in或of搭配
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