snarled up
adjective
UKuk/ˌsnɑːld ˈʌp/us/ˌsnɑːrld ˈʌp/(USsnarled)Snarled-uptrafficis alonglineoftrafficthat isunabletotravelforwardbecause something isblockingtheroad:
交通堵塞的Thetrafficwas snarled up in bothdirectionsfor twomilesbecause of theaccident.由于出了事故，两个方向的车都堵了有两英里。
too full of vehicles
- busyThe M4 is always busy.
- congestedTraffic is congested heading into and out of the city this morning.
- gridlockedChicago is one of the most gridlocked cities in America.
- backed upThere's an accident on the motorway and traffic is backed up for miles.
- bumper to bumperThe road is bumper to bumper as tourists flock up the coast.
- jammedTraffic is jammed up for miles.
On the road: traffic jams
- back
- backsomeoneup
- backed up
- bottleneck
- bumper
- congestion
- gridlocked
- high-traffic
- jam
- rasta roko
- rush hour
- snarl-up
- sock
- socksomething/someonein (with sb)
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic
- traffic calming
- traffic jam