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单词 tailback
释义
tailback
noun[C]
UK
uk
/ˈteɪl.bæk/us
/ˈteɪl.bæk/
alineofvehiclesthat havestoppedor aremovingonly veryslowly, because of anaccidentor otherproblemon theroadinfrontof them:
（路上因受阻而形成的）车辆长队，长龙
Yesterday there was a four-mile tailback on themainroadinto thecityafter acrash.昨天在一起交通事故以后，进城的干道上排起了4英里的长龙。
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(Definition oftailbackfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tailback| American Dictionary

tailback
noun[C]
us
/ˈteɪlˌbæk/
afootballplayerwhostandsfarthestaway from theballat eachplayand who sometimesrunswith theball
(Definition oftailbackfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftailback

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Poorly upgraded roads and the formation of tailbacks also increase the potential danger.
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When checked there were no tailbacks and so warning lights on the motorway were not switched on.
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Tailbacks do not just happen—they take a while to build up.
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When we arrived, atailbackof traffic over a mile long had already formed.
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As for the first junction, there is already a considerable problem with traffictailbackat the expressway, particularly in the evening rush hour.
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Some sections of the route are so narrow that one tractor might cause tailbacks for miles in the morning.
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Tailbacks—far from getting better—would be almost certain to get worse.
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I do not believe that removing payment for the crossing is any answer to the tailbacks or the problems with which we must cope.
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The tailbacks were horrendous and life was literally rendered intolerable for thousands of people.
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Increasing congestion and tailbacks made the widening project essential.
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Average tailbacks of traffic at bridge openings are three quarters of a mile in both directions.
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The improvement of roads, such as in the examples just quoted, can relieve congestion, relieve three-mile tailbacks at roundabouts and materially reduce pollution.
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He drew a picture of being caught in a 25-minutetailbackwhile everyone was randomly tested.
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Although evening working was deliberately chosen to minimise disruption, the onset of heavy rain and several vehicle breakdowns unfortunately combined to cause thetailback.
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We should get tailbacks three times as long as we get already.
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