| 单词 | congest |
| 释义 | congest —congestible, adj. —congestive, adj. /keuhn jest"/, v.t. 1. to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move. 2. Pathol. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in (a body part or blood vessel): The cold congested her sinuses. 3. Obs. to heap together. v.i. 4. to become congested: His throat congested with phlegm. [1530-40; < L congestus (ptp. of congerere; see CONGERIES), equiv. to con- CON- + ges- (var. s. of gerere) + -tus ptp. suffix] |
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