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congest

/kuhn-jest/US // kənˈdʒɛst //UK // (kənˈdʒɛst) //

拥挤,充斥着,充塞,充斥

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
    • : Pathology. to cause an unnatural accumulation of blood or other fluid in: The cold congested her sinuses.
    • : Obsolete. to heap together.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become congested: His throat congested with phlegm.

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Examples

  • When she was on the sidewalk, some of the already narrow walkways were congested with large signs.

  • However, utilization of these resources is kind of skewed towards very few major roads that end up being congested in the peak hours.

  • The volume you can achieve per pound spent can be attractive, especially given it’s not as congested with other advertisers as other apps.

  • As a result, many retailers and grocers have been attempting to stockpile supplies in advance of January 1 and the road approaches to the Channel crossings have already been congested for weeks due to the additional truck traffic.

  • The contents of a hundred Primers rose higgledy-piggledy, to congest his mind and memory.

  • The keen night air had seemed for the moment fairly to congest her lungs and render her speechless and breathless.

  • Alcohol will sometimes congest the brain of an adult under the most trying and discouraging circumstances.

  • It is an easy thing to have printed congealed for that word, and congest occurs in A Lover's Complaint.

  • His case, with such phrases as "Supportlessly congest" well to the fore, was good.