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单词 congest
释义 con·gest
I. \kənˈjest\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin congestus, past participle of congerere to bring together, from com- + gerere to bear, carry — more at cast
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to gather into a mass : collect, amass
2. : to overcrowd, overburden, or fill to excess so as to obstruct (as movement) or hinder (as the functioning of an organ) : clog, choke
 < convoys congested all arterial highways >
 < the illness congested his lungs >
: concentrate especially by constricting or crowding in a small or narrow space
 < motor transportation … has succeeded the railroad as the most powerful tool for either distributing or congesting the population — Lewis Mumford >
intransitive verb
: to crowd or mass together (as in a small or narrow space)
 < clutched each other and congested in hard knots — Robert Hazel >
II. \ˈkänˌjest\ noun
(-s)
Irish : an inhabitant of a congested district
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