congested

adjective

/kənˈdʒestɪd/

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congested (with something) crowded; full of traffic
- congested city streets
- Many of Europe's airports are heavily congested.
Extra Examples
- The roads to Bordeaux were heavily congested.
- controllers trying to manage increasingly congested airports
- one of the nation's most chronically congested airports
- Traffic engineers believe that the new road could free up congested city streets.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- get
- …
adverb
- chronically
- heavily
- highly
- …
preposition
- with
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(medical) (of a part of the body) blocked with blood or mucus
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- get
- …
adverb
- chronically
- heavily
- highly
- …
preposition
- with
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English (as congest in the sense ‘heap up, accumulate’): from Latin congerere ‘heap up’, from con- ‘together’ + gerere ‘bring’.

单词	congested
释义	congested adjective /kənˈdʒestɪd/ /kənˈdʒestɪd/ jump to other results congested (with something) crowded; full of traffic congested city streets Many of Europe's airports are heavily congested. Extra Examples The roads to Bordeaux were heavily congested. controllers trying to manage increasingly congested airports one of the nation's most chronically congested airports Traffic engineers believe that the new road could free up congested city streets. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become get … adverb chronically heavily highly … preposition with See full entry (medical) (of a part of the body) blocked with blood or mucus Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become get … adverb chronically heavily highly … preposition with See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (as congest in the sense ‘heap up, accumulate’): from Latin congerere ‘heap up’, from con- ‘together’ + gerere ‘bring’.
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