| 单词 | congest |
| 释义 | congest (once / 1812 pages) v The verb congest means to clog up and become blocked. It is frequently applied to a head cold, when your nose begins to congest. During rush hour the roadways begin to be congested, as they become blocked and vehicles slow down. We know that "con-" means "together," and the Latin congestus, which is the source of the word congest, means "collected, heaped up." Something that is congested can certainly be thought of as heaped full of stuff. By 1758, the word had taken on the medical meaning of an "accumulation" — think of your nose during a cold! — and the idea of congest as referring to something "overcrowded" was noted in 1859, giving rise to the idea of overcrowded cities as congested. WORD FAMILYcongest: congested, congesting, congestion, congestive, congests+/congestion: congestions/congestive: congestively USAGE EXAMPLESIn cities, they typically travel above the existing maze of congested highways and bridges. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) He said there is often friction between productions and local business owners over the scarcity of parking in the increasingly congested neighborhood. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) In such a congested midfield scrap, it was natural that the full-backs found space. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) v become or cause to become obstructed Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, foul unclog become or cause to become unobstructed gum up stick together as if with gum crap upbecome obstructed or chocked up block, choke up, lug, stuffobstruct silt, silt upbecome chocked with silt block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude block passage through |
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