congest
- IPA[kənˈjest]
美式
- crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement；cause (a part of the body) to fill abnormally with blood or other fluid
verb: congest, 3rd person present: congests, gerund or present participle: congesting, past tense: congested, past participle: congested
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動詞
- 1. crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement uncontrolled development will congest our streets crowds of shoppers were congesting the outlets and malls
- 2. cause (a part of the body) to fill abnormally with blood or other fluid high-pressured adrenaline congested my veins the tonsils congest and swell
- ▪ block (the respiratory tract) with mucus so as to hinder breathing drinking alcohol in the evening can congest nasal passages
- (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder freedom of movement: one of the most congested airports in the world the streets are often heavily congested with traffic
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement: the congested streets of the West End the streets are often heavily congested with traffic
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[kənˈdʒɛst]
英式
- crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement: uncontrolled development will congest our streets crowds of shoppers were congesting the outlets and malls
Oxford Dictionary
