the state of being crowded and full of traffic （交通）拥塞；塞车 traffic congestion and pollution 交通拥塞和污染
Collocations Town and countryTown and country 城镇与乡村 Town 城镇 - live in a city/a town/an urban environment/(informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums
住在城里／镇上／城区／混凝土丛林／郊区／棚户区／贫民窟 - live (especially North American English) downtown/in the downtown area/(British English) in the city centre
住在市中心 - enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life
喜欢忙碌的生活节奏／城市生活的热闹 - cope with the stress/pressure of urban life
应对城市生活的压力 - get caught up in the rat race
卷入大城市里为财富、权力等的疯狂追逐中 - prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city
更喜欢／追求大城市里人与人互不相识的生活 - be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city
被大城市的诱惑所吸引；抵御大城市的诱惑 - head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York)
奔向（大城市／纽约）五光十色的生活 - enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife
享受／喜爱充满生机的夜生活 - have/be close to all the amenities
拥有／紧靠各种便利设施 - be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl
被高耸入云的摩天大楼／毫无生气的城市拓展区所包围 - use/travel by/rely on (British English) public transport/(North American English) public transportation
使用／出行乘坐／依赖公共交通 - put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams
忍受／陷入大面积／严重的／没完没了的／持续的交通堵塞 - tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion
处理／缓解严重的交通堵塞 - be affected/choked/damaged by pollution
受到污染的影响；被污染呛得透不过气；受到污染的伤害
Country 乡村 - live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/(informal) the sticks
住在村里／乡村／偏僻的地区／落后的乡村／偏远的乡村地区 - enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life
享受／喜欢悠闲／缓慢的生活节奏 - enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors
享受／喜欢／探索蓝天碧野 - look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet
寻找／找到／得到／享受一点宁静与安宁 - need/want to get back/closer to nature
需要／想要回去／接近大自然 - be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside
四周被空旷的／未被污染的／风景如画的乡村环绕 - escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race
逃离／退出城市中你死我活的竞争 - seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance
寻求／达到工作与生活更好的／健康的平衡 - downshift to a less stressful life
选择压力较小的生活 - seek/start a new life in the country
在乡村寻求／开始一种新的生活 - (British English, informal) up sticks/ (North American English, informal ) pull up stakes and move to/head for…
- create/build/foster a strong sense of community
树立／培养强烈的社群意识 - depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture
依赖／从事农业 - live off/farm/work the land
靠土地为生；耕种土地 - tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment
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Extra ExamplesEngineers are hoping network congestion will become a thing of the past. 工程师们希望网络拥塞不再出现。 Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion. 在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。 a study of downtown traffic congestion 市区交通堵塞研究 measures to ease the increasing congestion in Hong Kong 减轻香港日渐拥堵的交通状况的措施 the nation's dependence on cars and the resulting highway congestion 该国对车辆的依赖和因此导致的公路堵塞 Better public transport would help ease traffic congestion. 更完善的公共交通将有助于纾缓交通堵塞情况。 Expect severe congestion on the approach to the freeway this morning. 预计今天早上高速公路的入口会严重拥堵。 Heavy congestion was reported on many motorways. 据报道，许多高速公路严重拥堵。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chronic
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medical 医学 the state of part of the body being blocked with blood or mucus 充血；淤血；黏液阻塞 congestion of the lungs 肺淤血 medicine to relieve nasal congestion 治疗鼻塞的药
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chronic
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin congestio(n-), from congere ‘heap up’, from con- ‘together’ + gerere ‘bring’.