congestion
英 [k?n'd?est?(?)n]
美[k?n'd??st??n]
TEM4IELTSTOEFL低頻詞
助記提示
1、con- "together" + gest- "bear, carry, bring" + -ion.
2、字面含義：bring together. => overcrowd, Medical sense of "unnatural accumulation".
英文詞源
- congestion (n.)
- early 15c., "action of gathering together," from Middle French congestion (14c.), from Latin congestionem (nominative congestio), noun of action from past participle stem of congerere (see congest). Medical sense is from 1630s; meaning "a crowding together of people, traffic, etc." is from 1883.
雙語例句
- 1. Energy consumption, congestion and pollution have increased.
- 能源消耗、交通堵塞以及污染狀況愈加嚴重。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. traffic congestion and pollution
- 交通擁塞和污染
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.
- 夏天城市交通阻塞尤為嚴重.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Nose drops often relieve nasal congestion.
- 滴鼻劑?？删徑獗乔怀溲?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.
- 在學校附近泊車會引起嚴重的交通堵塞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》