单词	bottleneck
释义	bottleneckbot‧tle‧neck /ˈbɒtlnek $ ˈbɑː-/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Automatic packing machines should get rid of the bottlenecks in the process. If we don't hire more people in production we're going to have a huge bottleneck in a few months. There's always going to be a bottleneck because only two people review all the applications. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Computer buffs call this a bottleneck. He pointed out that the client/server bottleneck is caused by the development time. Internet bottlenecks and overloaded servers at popular Web sites can still create substantial delays. One of the bottlenecks for PGPis key management. These, or a hundred other weaknesses or incompatibilities in computer systems, create information bottlenecks at crucial times. They discovered that bottleneck after bottleneck arose from extreme specialization within the department. This generated bottlenecks which in turn led to a fall in industrial production. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora situation in which someone or something is delayed► delay when someone or something is delayed: · Any delay in the production process is costly to a company.long delay: · The strike is causing long delays at the airportthree months'/several weeks' etc delay: · After three months' delay, work finally began on the new building.delay in doing something: · There have been a lot of complaints about delays in issuing passports. ► hold-up/holdup a delay, especially one caused by an unexpected problem, that interrupts a journey or a piece of work: · An accident on the London-Brighton road has caused a major hold-up.· There's been a hold-up with the builders, so the new office won't be ready for several months. ► bottleneck a delay in one stage of a process that stops making progress and makes the whole process take longer: · There's always going to be a bottleneck because only two people review all the applications.· If we don't hire more people in production we're going to have a huge bottleneck in a few months. WORD SETS► Roads arterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun 1a place in a road where the traffic cannot pass easily, so that there are a lot of delays2a delay in one stage of a process that makes the whole process take longer:  Understaffing has caused a real bottleneck.
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