gridlocked
adjective
uk/ˈɡrɪd.lɒkt/us/ˈɡrɪd.lɑːkt/If aplaceis gridlocked, theroadsareblockedwith a lot oftrafficsovehiclescannotmove:
交通严重堵塞的The Chicagoareais one of the most gridlockedmetropolitanregionsin the US,accordingto a newtrafficstudy.根据一项新的交通研究，芝加哥地区是美国交通堵塞最严重的大都会地区之一。
TheradicalurbantransportschemeisdesignedtoclearLondon's gridlockedroads.这项激进的城市交通计划旨在解决伦敦严重的道路拥堵问题。
Synonyms
blocked
jammed(STUCK)
too full of vehicles
- busyThe M4 is always busy.
- congestedTraffic is congested heading into and out of the city this morning.
- gridlockedChicago is one of the most gridlocked cities in America.
- backed upThere's an accident on the motorway and traffic is backed up for miles.
- bumper to bumperThe road is bumper to bumper as tourists flock up the coast.
- jammedTraffic is jammed up for miles.
notableto make anyprogress:
陷入僵局的He wasfrustratedby a gridlockedCongressin hisattemptstoimplementhealthreforms.国会在他试图推动医疗改革时陷入僵局，这使他倍感沮丧。
Talks arecurrentlygridlocked.谈判目前陷入僵局。
- Los Angeles - the nation's most gridlockedcity
- On California's often gridlockedroads, 14percentofworkerscarpooledcomparedto 11percentnationwide.
- The Legislature has been gridlocked before onquestionsofspendingandtaxation, but thegovernmentnevershutdown until thisweek.
- Herepeatedhiscallfor ageneralelection,arguingthat he had nodesiretoinherita gridlockedparliament.
On the road: traffic jams
- back
- backsomeoneup
- backed up
- bottleneck
- bumper
- congestion
- high-traffic
- jam
- low-traffic
- rush hour
- snarl-up
- snarled up
- sock
- socksomething/someonein (with sb)
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic
- traffic calming
- traffic jam
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