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单词 traffic
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noun | verb
traffictraffic1 /ˈtræfɪk/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [uncountable] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYtraffic1
Origin: 1500-1600 Early French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare to trade
Collocations
COLLOCATIONSverbs
(also be held up in traffic) Sorry I’m late – I was stuck in traffic.
(=avoid driving when there are a lot of vehicles) I left early, hoping to miss the traffic.
 Higher parking fees may reduce traffic downtown.
(=tell drivers where to go) Police were on duty directing traffic.
(=made to go in another direction) Traffic was diverted onto side streets as emergency workers cleared the wreckage.
 At last the traffic was moving again.
adjectives/nouns + traffic
 We ran into heavy traffic near the airport.
 The traffic is fairly light at this time of day.
 The traffic was terrible this morning.
 Traffic’s very slow going out of New York.
 I left early to try to miss the rush-hour traffic.
 The street was open only to local traffic
(=traffic coming towards you) He was blinded by the headlights of the oncoming traffic.
 We could hear the noise of the street traffic in our hotel room.
traffic + nouns
(=a line of cars that have stopped, or are moving very slowly) She spent two hours sitting in a traffic jam.
(=when the roads are full of traffic) They promised that the tunnel would reduce traffic congestion.
 He was involved in a traffic accident.
(=the steady movement of traffic) The wider highway should help to improve traffic flow.
(also traffic cops informal) (=police dealing with traffic problems and illegal driving) The teenagers got stopped by the local traffic police.
(=when a police officer stops someone who does something wrong while driving) Police found drugs in the car during a routine traffic stop.
1CARS the vehicles moving along a road or street:  Traffic was extremely heavy this morning. Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in traffic. I wanted to avoid the rush-hour traffic. The car crossed over into oncoming traffic. He was badly injured in a traffic accident.2AIRCRAFT/SHIPS ETC. the movement of aircraft, ships, trains, etc. from one place to another:  The snowstorm caused air traffic delays.3BUYING/SELLING the activity of buying and selling illegal goods:  Border guards have been unable to stop the illegal drug traffic.4INFORMATION the information that passes through a system such as the Internet:  Internet traffic has increased exponentially.5PEOPLE/GOODS formal the movement of people or goods by aircraft, ships, or trains: traffic of Most long-distance traffic of heavy goods is done by ships.[Origin: 1500–1600 Early French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare to trade]COLLOCATIONSverbsbe stuck/caught in traffic (also be held up in traffic) Sorry I’m late – I was stuck in traffic.avoid/miss the traffic (=avoid driving when there are a lot of vehicles) I left early, hoping to miss the traffic.cut/reduce traffic Higher parking fees may reduce traffic downtown.direct traffic (=tell drivers where to go) Police were on duty directing traffic.traffic is diverted (=made to go in another direction) Traffic was diverted onto side streets as emergency workers cleared the wreckage.traffic moves/flows At last the traffic was moving again.adjectives/nouns + trafficheavy traffic We ran into heavy traffic near the airport.light traffic The traffic is fairly light at this time of day.bad/terrible traffic The traffic was terrible this morning.slow/slow-moving traffic Traffic’s very slow going out of New York.rush-hour traffic I left early to try to miss the rush-hour traffic.local traffic The street was open only to local trafficoncoming traffic (=traffic coming towards you) He was blinded by the headlights of the oncoming traffic.highway/freeway/street/road traffic We could hear the noise of the street traffic in our hotel room.traffic + nounsa traffic jam (=a line of cars that have stopped, or are moving very slowly) She spent two hours sitting in a traffic jam.traffic congestion (=when the roads are full of traffic) They promised that the tunnel would reduce traffic congestion.a traffic accident He was involved in a traffic accident.traffic flow (=the steady movement of traffic) The wider highway should help to improve traffic flow.traffic police (also traffic cops informal) (=police dealing with traffic problems and illegal driving) The teenagers got stopped by the local traffic police.a traffic stop (=when a police officer stops someone who does something wrong while driving) Police found drugs in the car during a routine traffic stop.
noun | verb
traffictraffic2 ●○○ verb (trafficked, trafficking) Verb Table
VERB TABLE
traffic
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theytraffic
he, she, ittraffics
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theytrafficked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave trafficked
he, she, ithas trafficked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad trafficked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill traffic
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have trafficked
Continuous Form
PresentIam trafficking
he, she, itis trafficking
you, we, theyare trafficking
PastI, he, she, itwas trafficking
you, we, theywere trafficking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been trafficking
he, she, ithas been trafficking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been trafficking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be trafficking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been trafficking
 [intransitive, transitive] to buy and sell illegal goods: traffic in He was arrested for trafficking in drugs. → see also trafficker, trafficking
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