traffic jam

英 [ˈtræfɪk dʒæm]

美 [ˈtræfɪk dʒæm]

n.  堵车; 交通阻塞

Collins.1

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

• I was stuck in a traffic jam for an hour yesterday.
  昨天我堵车堵了一个小时。
• The traffic jam interrupted the flow of the cars.
  交通阻塞中断了小车的行驶。
• Due to a traffic jam, I was late for work.
  因为交通堵塞，我上班迟到了。
• But I can't reach there on time due to a traffic jam.
  但是由于交通阻塞我不能按时到那儿了。
• I'm afraid I have to be a little late because of traffic jam.
  因为交通堵塞，我恐怕得晚点到了。
• There was a traffic jam because two cars were tailgating.
  交通堵塞是因为两车追尾。
• I was delayed by a traffic jam.
  交通堵塞耽搁了时间。
• We can go this way to avoid a traffic jam.
  我们可以走这条路以避免塞车。
• I'm terribly sorry for being late. I was caught in a traffic jam.
  很对不起我迟到了，我在路上遇到了塞车。
• 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。