traffic jam

ریشه

Derived from 'traffic' (1530s, from Middle French traffic (mid-15c.), from Italian traffico, from trafficare 'carry on trade') and 'jam' (1806, 'to press tightly', also 'to become wedged', from jam (n.)).

مثال

• I was late for work because of a traffic jam.
• The construction work caused a massive traffic jam.
• Avoid the highway, there's a traffic jam.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Cause a traffic jam Stuck in a traffic jam Avoid a traffic jam Massive traffic jam