congested
/kənˈdʒestɪd/adjective
1- blocked up with or too full of something, in particular拥塞的, 阻塞的; 拥挤的, 挤满的, 尤指:
1.1
- (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement(道路, 地方)交通阻塞的; 挤满人的:
the congested roads of south-east England
英格兰东南部拥塞的公路
the road was congested with refugees.
公路上挤满了难民。
1.2
- (of a part of the body) abnormally full of blood(身体某一部分)充血的:
congested arteries.
充血的动脉。
1.3
- (of the respiratory tract) blocked with mucus so as to hinder breathing(呼吸道)阻塞的:
his nose was congested.
他的鼻子塞住了。
词源
mid 19th cent.: past participle of congest, from Latin congest- 'heaped up', from the verb congerere, from con- 'together'+gerere 'bring'.