| 词汇 | tailback |
| 释义 | tailback noun[ C ] UKuk /ˈteɪl.bæk/ us /ˈteɪl.bæk/ a line of vehicles that have stopped or are moving only very slowly, because of an accident or other problem on the road in front of them: （路上因受阻而形成的）车辆长队，长龙 Yesterday there was a four-mile tailback on the main road into the city after a crash.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。 buzbuzzer/E+/GettyImages On the road: traffic jams back back someone up backed up bottleneck bumper congestion gridlocked high-traffic jam rasta roko rush hour snarl-up snarled up sock sock something/someone in (with sb) tail back traffic traffic calming traffic jam tailback | American Dictionarytailback noun[ C ] us/ˈteɪlˌbæk/ a football player who stands farthest away from the ball at each play and who sometimes runs with the ball Examples of tailbacktailback Poorly upgraded roads and the formation of tailbacks also increase the potential danger. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English When checked there were no tailbacks and so warning lights on the motorway were not switched on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tailbacks do not just happen—they take a while to build up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we arrived, a tailback of traffic over a mile long had already formed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As for the first junction, there is already a considerable problem with traffic tailback at the expressway, particularly in the evening rush hour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some sections of the route are so narrow that one tractor might cause tailbacks for miles in the morning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tailbacks—far from getting better—would be almost certain to get worse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that removing payment for the crossing is any answer to the tailbacks or the problems with which we must cope. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tailbacks were horrendous and life was literally rendered intolerable for thousands of people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Increasing congestion and tailbacks made the widening project essential. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Average tailbacks of traffic at bridge openings are three quarters of a mile in both directions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The improvement of roads, such as in the examples just quoted, can relieve congestion, relieve three-mile tailbacks at roundabouts and materially reduce pollution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He drew a picture of being caught in a 25-minute tailback while everyone was randomly tested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although evening working was deliberately chosen to minimise disruption, the onset of heavy rain and several vehicle breakdowns unfortunately combined to cause the tailback. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should get tailbacks three times as long as we get already. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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