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congestion n.阻塞；拥挤；充血 (1) 交通阻塞经常把车流的速度降低得如步行一般缓慢。(2) 交通阻塞的确是北京的老大难。(3) 这条路是为缓解交通拥挤而开辟的。(4) 滴鼻剂常可缓解鼻腔充血。(5) 恐怕你的左臂上有一些淤血。 Use the noun congestion to talk about over-crowding; this comes up most often when people talk about traffic. If there's unexpected congestion on your route to work, you'll be late. You might also use the word to describe a crush of people: "The congestion in the subway was terrible — we were packed like sardines in there." The medical kind of congestion describes a build up of fluid, especially the kind you feel in your sinuses when you have a bad cold.

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英 [kən'dʒestʃən] 美 [kən'dʒestʃən] (1) Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace.(2) Congestion really is a long-standing problem in Beijing.(3) The route was designed to relieve traffic congestion.(4) Nose drops often relieve nasal congestion.(5) I'm afraid there is a congestion in your left arm. When a driver complains about congestion, she's talking about the cars that are backed up on the highway. When your sneezing friend complains about congestion, he's talking about his stuffed-up nose. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]堵塞；拥堵 If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.   [usu with supp]The problems of traffic congestion will not disappear in a hurry...交通拥堵问题不会一下子就消失。Energy consumption, congestion and pollution have increased.能源消耗、交通堵塞以及污染状况愈加严重。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](身体部位的)堵塞，充血，淤血 Congestion in a part of the body is a medical condition in which the part becomes blocked.   [usu with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]...nasal congestion.鼻塞

英语单词	congestion
英美音标	英 [kən'dʒestʃən] 美 [kən'dʒestʃən]
中文释义	n.阻塞；拥挤；充血
英语例句	(1) Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace. (2) Congestion really is a long-standing problem in Beijing. (3) The route was designed to relieve traffic congestion. (4) Nose drops often relieve nasal congestion. (5) I'm afraid there is a congestion in your left arm.
中文例句	(1) 交通阻塞经常把车流的速度降低得如步行一般缓慢。 (2) 交通阻塞的确是北京的老大难。 (3) 这条路是为缓解交通拥挤而开辟的。 (4) 滴鼻剂常可缓解鼻腔充血。 (5) 恐怕你的左臂上有一些淤血。
vocabulary简明	When a driver complains about congestion, she's talking about the cars that are backed up on the highway. When your sneezing friend complains about congestion, he's talking about his stuffed-up nose.
vocabulary扩展	Use the noun congestion to talk about over-crowding; this comes up most often when people talk about traffic. If there's unexpected congestion on your route to work, you'll be late. You might also use the word to describe a crush of people: "The congestion in the subway was terrible — we were packed like sardines in there." The medical kind of congestion describes a build up of fluid, especially the kind you feel in your sinuses when you have a bad cold.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]堵塞；拥堵 If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people. [usu with supp] The problems of traffic congestion will not disappear in a hurry... 交通拥堵问题不会一下子就消失。 Energy consumption, congestion and pollution have increased. 能源消耗、交通堵塞以及污染状况愈加严重。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](身体部位的)堵塞，充血，淤血 Congestion in a part of the body is a medical condition in which the part becomes blocked. [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式] ...nasal congestion. 鼻塞

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