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the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time 路上行驶的车辆；交通 There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day. 每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。 There are currently delays of 40 minutes due to heavy traffic. 由于交通拥挤，目前有40分钟的延误。 She left home early to avoid the rush-hour traffic. 为了避开高峰时段的交通，她早早地离开了家。 The road will be closed to through traffic for eight weeks. 这条路将在八周内禁止车辆通行。 The car veered across the road into the path of oncoming traffic. 汽车转向穿过马路，进入迎面而来的车流中。 - in traffic
They were stuck in traffic and missed their flight. 他们遇到了塞车，没赶上班机。 a plan to reduce traffic congestion 减少交通拥堵的计划 traffic police (= who control traffic on a road or stop drivers who are breaking the law) 交通警察 She was badly injured in a road traffic accident. 她在一次道路交通事故中受了重伤。 The delay is due simply to the volume of traffic. 延误完全是因为交通拥挤。 We got used to the constant noise of the traffic. 我们已经习惯了不断的交通噪音。
CollocationsDriving Driving 驾驶 Having a car 拥有一辆汽车 - have/own/(British English) run a car
有一辆汽车 - ride a motorcycle/motorbike
骑摩托车 - drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(North American English, informal) a stick shift
开／喜欢／用自动挡／手动挡汽车 - have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired
给汽车做一次保养／维修一下／修理一下 - buy/sell a used car/(especially British English) a second-hand car
买／卖二手车 - take/pass/fail a (British English) driving test/(both North American English) driver’s test/road test
参加／通过／未通过驾照考试／道路考试 - get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (British English) driving licence/(North American English) driver’s license
得到／拥有／丢失／携带驾照
Driving 驾驶 - put on/fasten/(North American English) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt
系上／解开安全带 - put/turn/leave the key in the ignition
把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关 - start the car/engine
发动汽车／引擎 - (British English) change/(North American English) shift/put something into gear
换挡；挂上挡 - press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator
踩刹车／离合器／油门 - release the clutch/(especially British English) the handbrake/(both North American English) the emergency brake/the parking brake
松开离合器／手刹 - drive/park/reverse the car
驾车；停车；倒车 - (British English) indicate left/right
- (especially North American English) signal that you are turning left/right
- take/miss (British English) the turning/(especially North American English) the turn
拐弯；错过拐弯处 - apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)
踩刹车；猛踩刹车 - beep/honk/(especially British English) toot/(British English) sound your horn
按喇叭
Problems and accidents 问题及事故 - a car skids/crashes (into something)/collides (with something)
车打滑／撞上（某物）／（与某物）相撞 - swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian
猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车／行人 - crash/lose control of the car
撞车；车失控 - have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(North American English) a car wreck/a hit-and-run
出车祸／肇事逃逸事故；在车祸／肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸／肇事逃逸事故 - be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck
被汽车／公交车／大卡车轧过／撞倒 - dent/hit (British English) the bonnet/(North American English) the hood
撞凹／撞上引擎盖 - break/crack/shatter (British English) the windscreen/(North American English) the windshield
打碎挡风玻璃 - blow/(especially British English) burst/puncture (British English) a tyre/(North American English) a tire
爆胎；扎破轮胎 - get/have (British English) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture
胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了 - inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire
给轮胎充气；更换／安装／更换／检查轮胎
Traffic and driving regulations 交通法规 - be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam
遇上堵车 - cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock
引起交通堵塞 - experience/face lengthy delays
经历／面临长时间的延误 - beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour
避开交通高峰时段 - break/observe/(North American English) drive the speed limit
超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶 - be caught on (British English) a speed camera
被测速摄像机逮住 - stop somebody for/pull somebody over for/(British English, informal) be done for speeding
因超速被要求停车／停靠路边／被逮住 - (both informal) run/(British English) jump a red light/the lights
闯红灯 - be arrested for/charged with (British English) drink-driving/(both US English) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)
因酒后驾车／醉酒驾车被逮捕／起诉 - be banned/(British English) disqualified from driving
被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya1Building larger roads could generate more traffic. 修建更宽的道路可能会扩大车流量。 I stood waiting for a gap in the oncoming traffic. 我在等迎面而来的车流的空隙穿过马路。 She waved her arms at the passing traffic, pleading for someone to stop. 她向过路的车辆挥舞着双臂，恳求有人停下。 Sheep are a traffic hazard in the hills. 羊会威胁到山上的交通。 The traffic was terrible on the way here. 在来这儿的路上交通很糟糕。 Traffic clogs the streets of the city centre. 交通堵塞了市中心的街道。 Traffic thins noticeably after 9 a.m. 早上 9 点之后，车流量明显减少。 Traffic was held up for six hours by the accident. 由于这场事故，交通阻塞了 6 个小时。 We joined the traffic heading north. 我们加入了北去的车流。 We set off early to beat the traffic. 我们很早就动身，以避开交通堵塞。 a policeman on traffic duty 执勤的交警 Expect traffic delays around the area. 预计该地区会有交通延误。 Flooding caused traffic chaos. 洪水造成交通混乱。 He pleaded guilty to a minor traffic offence. 他承认犯有轻微交通违章。 He used to be a traffic cop. 他以前是交通警察。 The area is closed to through traffic. 该地区不允许联运车辆通行。 The town's medieval streets cannot cope with modern commuter traffic. 该镇的中世纪街道无法应付现代通勤交通。 Traffic flow has improved since the charge was introduced. 自从收费以来，交通流量有所改善。 Traffic fumes are the main cause of air pollution. 交通废气是空气污染的主要原因。 Traffic was lighter than usual. 交通比平时清淡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- bumper-to-bumper
- busy
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- stream
- generate
- increase
- cut
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- build up
- thicken
- grow
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- accident
- fatality
- hazard
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- the volume of traffic
the movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a particular route （沿固定路线的）航行，行驶，飞行 transatlantic traffic 横渡大西洋的航行 The line is used by both passenger and freight traffic. 客运和货运都使用这条线路。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- bumper-to-bumper
- busy
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- stream
- generate
- increase
- cut
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- build up
- thicken
- grow
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- accident
- fatality
- hazard
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- the volume of traffic
the movement of people or goods from one place to another 运输；人流；货流 commuter/freight/passenger traffic 市郊间上下班运输；货运；客运 the traffic of goods between one country and another 一国与另一国间的货物运输
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- bumper-to-bumper
- busy
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- stream
- generate
- increase
- cut
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- build up
- thicken
- grow
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- accident
- fatality
- hazard
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- the volume of traffic
the movement of messages and signals through an electronic communication system 信息流量；通信（量） the computer servers that manage global internet traffic 管理全球互联网通信的计算机服务器 web/network traffic web/网络流量 Telecom operators have upgraded their networks to improve their capacity as data traffic increases. 随着数据流量的增加，电信运营商已经升级了网络以提高容量。
Extra ExamplesOur company will help you generate site traffic. 我们公司将帮助您的网站吸引流量。 These tips should help you generate more targeted traffic to your website. 这些提示应该能使你的网站得到更多的目标流量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- telephone
- data
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- boost
- build
- generate
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- flow
- grow
- increase
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- pattern
- load
- capacity
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- traffic (in something)
illegal trade in something （非法的）交易，买卖 the traffic in firearms 非法军火交易
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- illegal
- arms
- drug
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- traffic in something
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting commercial transportation of merchandise or passengers): from French traffique, Spanish tráfico, or Italian traffico, of unknown origin. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent.