the state of being crowded and full of traffic （交通）擁塞；塞車 traffic congestion and pollution 交通擁塞和污染
Collocations Town and countryTown and country 城鎮與鄉村 Town 城鎮 - live in a city/a town/an urban environment/(informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums
住在城裏／鎮上／城區／混凝土叢林／郊區／棚戶區／貧民窟 - live (especially North American English) downtown/in the downtown area/(British English) in the city centre
住在市中心 - enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life
喜歡忙碌的生活節奏／城市生活的熱鬧 - cope with the stress/pressure of urban life
應對城市生活的壓力 - get caught up in the rat race
卷入大城市裏爲財富、權力等的瘋狂追逐中 - prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city
更喜歡／追求大城市裏人與人互不相識的生活 - be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city
被大城市的誘惑所吸引；抵禦大城市的誘惑 - head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York)
奔向（大城市／紐約）五光十色的生活 - enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife
享受／喜愛充滿生機的夜生活 - have/be close to all the amenities
擁有／緊靠各種便利設施 - be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl
被高聳入雲的摩天大樓／毫無生氣的城市拓展區所包圍 - use/travel by/rely on (British English) public transport/(North American English) public transportation
使用／出行乘坐／依賴公共交通 - put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams
忍受／陷入大面積／嚴重的／沒完沒了的／持續的交通堵塞 - tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion
處理／緩解嚴重的交通堵塞 - be affected/choked/damaged by pollution
受到污染的影響；被污染嗆得透不過氣；受到污染的傷害
Country 鄉村 - live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/(informal) the sticks
住在村裏／鄉村／偏僻的地區／落後的鄉村／偏遠的鄉村地區 - enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life
享受／喜歡悠閒／緩慢的生活節奏 - enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors
享受／喜歡／探索藍天碧野 - look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet
尋找／找到／得到／享受一點甯靜與安甯 - need/want to get back/closer to nature
需要／想要回去／接近大自然 - be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside
四周被空曠的／未被污染的／風景如畫的鄉村環繞 - escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race
逃離／退出城市中你死我活的競爭 - seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance
尋求／達到工作與生活更好的／健康的平衡 - downshift to a less stressful life
選擇壓力較小的生活 - seek/start a new life in the country
在鄉村尋求／開始一種新的生活 - (British English, informal) up sticks/ (North American English, informal ) pull up stakes and move to/head for…
- create/build/foster a strong sense of community
樹立／培養強烈的社群意識 - depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture
依賴／從事農業 - live off/farm/work the land
靠土地爲生；耕種土地 - tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment
解決農村失業問題
Extra ExamplesEngineers are hoping network congestion will become a thing of the past. 工程師們希望網絡擁塞不再出現。 Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion. 在學校附近泊車會引起嚴重的交通堵塞。 a study of downtown traffic congestion 市區交通堵塞研究 measures to ease the increasing congestion in Hong Kong 減輕香港日漸擁堵的交通狀況的措施 the nation's dependence on cars and the resulting highway congestion 該國對車輛的依賴和因此導致的公路堵塞 Better public transport would help ease traffic congestion. 更完善的公共交通將有助於纾緩交通堵塞情況。 Expect severe congestion on the approach to the freeway this morning. 預計今天早上高速公路的入口會嚴重擁堵。 Heavy congestion was reported on many motorways. 據報道，許多高速公路嚴重擁堵。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chronic
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medical 醫學 the state of part of the body being blocked with blood or mucus 充血；淤血；黏液阻塞 congestion of the lungs 肺淤血 medicine to relieve nasal congestion 治療鼻塞的藥
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chronic
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin congestio(n-), from congere ‘heap up’, from con- ‘together’ + gerere ‘bring’.