"traffic congestion" 是名词短语,意为 “交通拥堵;交通阻塞”,指因车辆过多、道路容量不足等原因导致的交通流动缓慢或停滞的状态。
它是正式且常用的表达,强调“拥堵的整体状况”,相比更口语化的 "traffic jam"(具体的“交通堵塞”,如某段路的拥堵),"traffic congestion" 更侧重“系统性、长期性的拥堵问题”。
作为不可数名词短语(无复数形式),它主要在句中作主语、宾语、表语或介词宾语,常与以下词汇搭配:
例:
Traffic congestion wastes a lot of people's time every day.
(交通拥堵每天浪费很多人的时间。)
Traffic congestion is one of the biggest challenges for modern cities.
(交通拥堵是现代城市面临的最大挑战之一。)
常见搭配动词:
cause(导致):Heavy rain caused severe traffic congestion on the highway.
(暴雨导致高速公路严重拥堵。)
reduce/ease/alleviate(减少/缓解):Building more subways can help ease traffic congestion.
(修建更多地铁有助于缓解交通拥堵。)
solve/address/tackle(解决/应对):The government is trying to tackle traffic congestion with new policies.
(政府正试图用新政策应对交通拥堵。)
face/experience(面临/遭遇):Commuters often face traffic congestion during rush hour.
(通勤者在高峰时段经常遭遇交通拥堵。)
例:
The main problem in this area is traffic congestion.
(这个区域的主要问题是交通拥堵。)
The result of too many cars is traffic congestion.
(车辆过多的结果是交通拥堵。)
例:
The city is suffering from serious traffic congestion.
(这座城市正遭受严重的交通拥堵。)
We need to find a solution to the problem of traffic congestion.
(我们需要找到解决交通拥堵问题的办法。)
可在 "traffic congestion" 前加形容词或分词,说明拥堵的程度、持续时间或原因:
severe/serious 严重的:severe traffic congestion
chronic 长期的:chronic traffic congestion(长期拥堵)
rush-hour 高峰时段的:rush-hour traffic congestion
gridlock-style 网格状的(彻底堵死的):gridlock-style traffic congestion
traffic jam:更口语化,侧重“具体的、短暂的堵塞”(如某段路因事故导致的拥堵);
例:We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour.(我们被困在交通堵塞中一小时。)
traffic congestion:更正式,侧重“整体的、系统性的拥堵状况”(如城市日常的拥堵问题);
例:Traffic congestion in Beijing has improved with stricter car限购 policies.(北京的交通拥堵因更严格的汽车限购政策有所改善。)
"traffic congestion" 是描述“交通拥堵”的标准正式表达,适用于书面语或正式场合,强调“拥堵的整体性问题”。掌握其搭配和句子成分,就能准确用于讨论城市交通问题啦!