congestion
noun /kənˈdʒestʃən/
/kənˈdʒestʃən/
[uncountable]- 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 Town城镇与乡村 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
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
解决农村失业问题
- Engineers 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chronic
- serious
- severe
- …
- cause
- lead to
- alleviate
- …
- charge
- pricing
- traffic congestion and pollution
- (medical
) the state of part of the body being blocked with blood or mucus医学 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chronic
- serious
- severe
- …
- cause
- lead to
- alleviate
- …
- charge
- pricing
- congestion of the lungs
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin congestio(n-), from congere ‘heap up’, from con- ‘together’ + gerere ‘bring’.