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单词 traffic jam
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traffic jam

noun
/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/
/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/
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  1. a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or that can only move very slowly
    • We were stuck in a traffic jam.
    Collocations DrivingDrivingHaving a car
    • have/​own/(British English) run a car
    • ride a motorcycle/​motorbike
    • drive/​prefer/​use an automatic/​a manual/(North American English, informal) a stick shift
    • have/​get your car serviced/​fixed/​repaired
    • buy/​sell a used car/(especially British English) a second-hand car
    • take/​pass/​fail a (British English) driving test/(both North American English) driver’s test/​road test
    • get/​obtain/​have/​lose/​carry a/​your (British English) driving licence/(North American English) driver’s license
    Driving
    • put on/​fasten/(North American English) buckle/​wear/​undo your seat belt/​safety belt
    • put/​turn/​leave the key in the ignition
    • start the car/​engine
    • (British English) change/(North American English) shift/​put something into gear
    • press/​put your foot on the brake pedal/​clutch/​accelerator
    • release the clutch/(especially British English) the handbrake/(both North American English) the emergency brake/​the parking brake
    • drive/​park/​reverse the car
    • (British English) indicate left/​right
    • (especially North American English) signal that you are turning left/​right
    • take/​miss (British English) the turning/(especially North American English) the turn
    • apply/​hit/​slam on the brake(s)
    • beep/​honk/(especially British English) toot/(British English) sound your horn
    Problems and accidents
    • a car skids/​crashes (into something)/collides (with something)
    • swerve to avoid an oncoming car/​a pedestrian
    • crash/​lose control of the car
    • have/​be in/​be killed in/​survive a car crash/​a car accident/(North American English) a car wreck/​a hit-and-run
    • be run over/​knocked down by a car/​bus/​truck
    • dent/​hit (British English) the bonnet/(North American English) the hood
    • break/​crack/​shatter (British English) the windscreen/(North American English) the windshield
    • blow/(especially British English) burst/​puncture (British English) a tyre/(North American English) a tire
    • get/​have (British English) a flat tyre/​a flat tire/​a puncture
    • inflate/​change/​fit/​replace/​check a tyre/​tire
    Traffic and driving regulations
    • be caught in/​get stuck in/​sit in a traffic jam
    • cause congestion/​tailbacks/​traffic jams/​gridlock
    • experience/​face lengthy delays
    • beat/​avoid the traffic/​the rush hour
    • break/​observe/(North American English) drive the speed limit
    • be caught on (British English) a speed camera
    • stop somebody for/​pull somebody over for/(British English, informal) be done for speeding
    • (both informal) run/(British English) jump a red light/​the lights
    • be arrested for/​charged with (British English) drink-driving/(both US English) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)
    • be banned/(British English) disqualified from driving
    Extra Examples
    • Our coach was caught in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late.
    • There is a three-mile traffic jam on the road approaching the town.
    • Why sit in a traffic jam when it's quicker to walk?
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • huge
    • massive
    verb + traffic jam
    • be/​get caught in
    • be/​get stuck in
    • sit in
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