traffic ♦︎ congestion ♦︎ traffic jam ♦︎ bottleneck ♦︎ gridlockThese are all words for the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time.这些词均表示行驶的车辆、交通。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆severe congestion / traffic jams◆urban traffic / congestion◆to increase / reduce traffic / congestion◆to cause congestion / traffic jams◆to be stuck / caught in traffic / a traffic jam■traffic [uncountable] the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time行驶的车辆;交通◆I was stuck in heavy traffic for over an hour.我遇到严重的塞车,堵了一个多小时。◆The area is closed to through traffic(= traffic that will not be stopping).该地区不允许联运车辆通行。◆There will be an increase in the volume of traffic.交通流量将会增加。◆Flooding caused traffic chaos.洪水造成交通混乱。■congestion kənˈdʒestʃən [uncountable] (ratherformal) a situation in which there is too much traffic in a particular area, with the result that it cannot move easily(交通)拥塞,拥堵◆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。 see also congested ⇨ full■ˈtraffic jam [countable] a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly堵车;交通阻塞◆Why sit in a traffic jam when it's quicker to walk?塞车时为什么要坐着干等?走路更快。■bottleneckˈbɒtlnek; NAmEˈbɑːtlnek [countable] a narrow or particularly busy section of road where the traffic often gets slower and stops(常引起交通阻塞的)瓶颈路段◆I came this way to avoid the bottleneck at the traffic lights.为了避免交通信号灯那儿的拥堵,我走了这条路。■gridlockˈgrɪdlɒk; NAmEˈgrɪdlɑːk [uncountable] a situation in which there are so many cars in the streets of a town that the traffic cannot move at all市区交通大堵塞◆The protest march created gridlock.抗议游行造成交通瘫痪。