traffic jam

英 [ˈtræfɪk dʒæm]

美 [ˈtræfɪk dʒæm]

n.  堵车; 交通阻塞

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牛津词典

noun

• 堵车；交通阻塞
  a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or that can only move very slowly
  1. We were stuck in a traffic jam .
     我们遇上了交通阻塞。

柯林斯词典

• 交通阻塞;堵车
  Atraffic jamis a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something.

英英释义

noun

• a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
  Synonym:snarl-up

双语例句

• Due to a traffic jam, I was late for work.
  因为交通堵塞，我上班迟到了。
• I was on the highway yesterday in a terrible traffic jam.
  我昨天咋高速公路上出了起严重的交通堵塞。
• There was a traffic jam so my bus was delayed.
  有个交通阻塞事件，所以我搭的公共汽车被耽搁了。
• The traffic jam is breaking up, so we can drive on.
  堵车开始疏通了，我们又可以继续开车了。
• We can go this way to avoid a traffic jam.
  我们可以走这条路以避免塞车。
• Sorry I'm late& I got stuck in a traffic jam for half an hour.
  对不起我迟到了&我被交通堵塞堵了半个小时。
• We got stuck in a traffic jam.
  我们遇上交通堵塞了。
• When I went home, I was caught in a traffic jam.
  当我回家的时候，我碰上了交通堵塞。
• We were caught in a traffic jam this morning.
  今天早晨堵车了。
• I can't help it. I was in a traffic jam.
  我也没办法，遇上了塞车。