traffic jam

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

ˈtraffic ˌjam noun [countable] TTCa long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly 交通阻塞，塞车 We were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours. 我们遇上塞车，被堵了两个小时。

Examples from the Corpus

traffic jam• There was a long halt, as a traffic jam piled up ahead.• Look, Chief, you want to cause a traffic jam?• We were stuck in a traffic jam on the freeway for two hours.• The Columbia River was a traffic jam of barges carrying bauxite to the smelters in Longview, Washington.• Otherwise every traffic jam will gradually vanish beneath a rising tide of its own foamy output.• A rush-hour style traffic jam at 12 p.m.stuck in ... traffic jam• I was thinking about his while stuck in a traffic jam the other day.

ˈtraffic ˌjam nounChineseSyllable

that a long vehicles line Corpus cannot a of move on road

traffic jam
ˈtraffic ˌjam

noun [countable]
a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly:

We were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours.

traffic jam

BrE

/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

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NAmE

/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

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noun

a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or that can only move very slowly 堵车；交通阻塞

◆We were stuck in a traffic jam. 我们遇上了交通阻塞。

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Having a car 拥有一辆汽车

have/own/ (BrE) run a car 有一辆汽车
ride a motorcycle/motorbike 骑摩托车
drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift 开／喜欢／用自动挡／手动挡汽车
have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired 给汽车做一次保养／维修一下／修理一下
buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car 买／卖二手车
take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test 参加／通过／未通过驾照考试／道路考试
get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license 得到／拥有／丢失／携带驾照

Driving 驾驶

put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt 系上／解开安全带
put/turn/leave the key in the ignition 把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关
start the car/engine 发动汽车／引擎
(BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear 换挡；挂上挡
press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator 踩刹车／离合器／油门
release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake 松开离合器／手刹
drive/park/reverse the car 驾车；停车；倒车
(BrE) indicate left/right 示意左转／右转
(especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right 示意左转／右转
take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn 拐弯；错过拐弯处
apply/hit/slam on the brake(s) 踩刹车；猛踩刹车
beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn 按喇叭

Problems and accidents 问题及事故

a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth) 车打滑／撞上（某物）／（与某物）相撞
swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian 猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车／行人
crash/lose control of the car 撞车；车失控
have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run 出车祸／肇事逃逸事故；在车祸／肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸／肇事逃逸事故
be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck 被汽车／公交车／大卡车轧过／撞倒
dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood 撞凹／撞上引擎盖
break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield 打碎挡风玻璃
blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire 爆胎；扎破轮胎
get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture 胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了
inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire 给轮胎充气；更换／安装／更换／检查轮胎

Traffic and driving regulations 交通法规

be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam 遇上堵车
cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock 引起交通堵塞
experience/face lengthy delays 经历／面临长时间的延误
beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour 避开交通高峰时段
break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit 超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶
be caught on (BrE) a speed camera 被测速摄像机逮住
stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding 因超速被要求停车／停靠路边／被逮住
(both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights 闯红灯
be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI) 因酒后驾车／醉酒驾车被逮捕／起诉
be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving 被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格