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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    congest

    • IPA[kənˈdʒɛst]

    英式

    • v.
      crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement；cause (a part of the body) to fill abnormally with blood or other fluid

    • verb: congest, 3rd person present: congests, gerund or present participle: congesting, past tense: congested, past participle: congested

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement uncontrolled development will congest our streets crowds of shoppers were congesting the outlets and malls
    • 2. cause (a part of the body) to fill abnormally with blood or other fluid high-pressured adrenaline congested my veins the tonsils congest and swell
    • ▪ block (the respiratory tract) with mucus so as to hinder breathing drinking alcohol in the evening can congest nasal passages