congested

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con·ges·ted /kənˈdʒestɪd/ ●○○ adjective  1  TTfull of traffic 交通拥挤的，车辆阻塞的 congested airspace 拥挤的空域 London’s roads are heavily congested (=very congested). 伦敦的马路非常拥挤。2. HBMIa part of your body that is congested is very full of liquid, usually blood or mucus 〔身体某部位〕充血的，黏液阻塞的5 —congestion/-'dʒestʃ ə n/n[U] traffic congestion交通拥挤

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congested• congested airports• With town centres increasingly congested and car-ownership rising fast, people were keen to shop outside town.• The tolls are likely to be restricted to particularly congested areas, and busy times such as rush hours.• Some of the highest property prices anywhere are in fume-ridden Manhattan and in cleaner but nevertheless congested central Tokyo.• Often looks rather besotted with a congested mottled and purple face; a bloated face but not oedema.• Less congested roads, he says, would increase his company's profits.• Similarly, congested seedlings will become thin and drawn, with soft, weak stems that eventually collapse from being forced.• Elimination: problems may manifest as constipation, fluid retention, congested skin, catarrh. 4.• Pedestrians picked their way across congested streets.• If drivers paid the true costs of road use, they might switch to less congested times, or make fewer journeys.heavily congested• The roads to Bordeaux were heavily congested.Origin congested (1400-1500) Latin past participle of congerere “to bring together”, from com- ( → COM-) + gerere “to carry”

con·ges·ted adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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congested
con‧ges‧ted /kənˈdʒestəd, kənˈdʒestɪd/ adjective1. full of traffic:
    congested airspace
    London’s roads are heavily congested (=very congested).
2. a part of your body that is congested is very full of liquid, usually blood or mucus
—congestion /-ˈdʒestʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
    traffic congestion

con·gest·edBrE /kənˈdʒestɪd/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈdʒestɪd/ 🔊 adjective~ (with sth) crowded; full of traffic 拥挤的；挤满的；（交通）堵塞的◆congested city streets交通拥塞的城市街道◆Many of Europe's airports are heavily congested. 欧洲许多机场都十分拥挤。🔊🔊(medical 医学) (of a part of the body 身体部位) blocked with blood or mucus 充血的；黏液阻塞的