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单词 gridlock
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gridlocknoun [ U ]

uk/ˈɡrɪd.lɒk/us/ˈɡrɪd.lɑːk/

a situation where roads in a town become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move:

A car breaking down at rush hour could cause gridlock across half the city.

a situation in which no progress can be made

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

On the road: traffic jams

  • back
  • back up
  • backed up
  • bottleneck
  • bumper
  • bumper to bumper idiom
  • congested
  • jam
  • rasta roko
  • rush hour
  • snarled up
  • sock
  • sock sth/sb in (with sb)
  • tail
  • tail back
  • tailback
  • traffic
  • traffic calming
  • traffic jam

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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

gridlocknoun [ U ]

us/ˈɡrɪdˌlɑk/

a situation where streets that meet and cross become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move

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