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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1423 COCA: 1712

traffic

1 traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ noun
1 traffic
/ˈtræfɪk/
noun
Learner's definition of TRAFFIC
[noncount]
: all the vehicles driving along a certain road or in a certain area路上行驶的车辆;交通
: the movement of airplanes, ships, etc., along routes(飞机、船只等的)飞行,航行,行驶
: the amount of people who pass through a certain place or travel in a certain way客流量;客运量
computers : the number of people who visit a Web site or use a system(网页的)访问量;(系统的)使用人数
: the buying and selling of illegal goods or services especially between countries(尤指跨国的)非法买卖,非法交易
2 traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ verb
traffics; trafficked; trafficking
2 traffic
/ˈtræfɪk/
verb
traffics; trafficked; trafficking
Learner's definition of TRAFFIC
[no object]
: to buy or sell something especially illegally(尤指非法)买卖,交易usually + in
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1423 COCA: 1712

traffic

1 of 2

noun

traf·​fic ˈtra-fik How to pronounce traffic (audio)
often attributive
1
a(1)
: the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route
(2)
: congestion of vehicles
stuck in traffic
(3)
: the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route
b
: the information or signals transmitted over a communications system : messages
2
: the volume of customers visiting a business establishment
restaurant traffic
3
a
: the passengers or cargo carried by a transportation system
b
: the business of transporting passengers or freight
4
a
: import and export trade
b
: the business of bartering or buying and selling
c
: illegal or disreputable usually commercial activity
the drug traffic
5
a
: communication or dealings especially between individuals or groups
b
: exchange
a lively traffic in ideas F. L. Allen
6
: a concentration of participants or players and especially defensive players
force difficult shots in traffic
7
archaic : wares, goods

traffic

2 of 2

verb

trafficked; trafficking

intransitive verb

1
: to carry on traffic
2
: to concentrate one's effort or interest
broadly : engage, deal
a writer who often traffics in hyperbole

transitive verb

1
a
: to travel over
heavily trafficked highways
b
: to visit as a customer
a highly trafficked bookstore
2
trafficker noun
Phrases
the traffic will bear
: existing conditions will allow or permit
charge what the traffic will bear
Choose the Right Synonym for traffic

business, commerce, trade, industry, traffic mean activity concerned with the supplying and distribution of commodities.

business may be an inclusive term but specifically designates the activities of those engaged in the purchase or sale of commodities or in related financial transactions.

commerce and trade imply the exchange and transportation of commodities.

industry applies to the producing of commodities, especially by manufacturing or processing, usually on a large scale.

traffic applies to the operation and functioning of public carriers of goods and persons.

Example Sentences

Noun Let's leave early to avoid rush hour traffic. Traffic is backed up to the bridge. Barge traffic was halted because of flooding. Airlines saw a decrease in passenger traffic this year. Verb arrested him for trafficking in drugs
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
If a driver sees a school bus that is stopped on a street or a road with fewer than four lanes, all traffic in both directions must stop. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022 Despite that work, periodic bluff failures occur, such as one Feb. 28, 2021, that briefly halted all rail traffic and periodically delayed trains for months while repairs costing more than $10 million were made. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Though the move failed, TikTok took steps to silo itself from its Chinese owners and announced in June that all US user traffic would be routed in the US. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Police said in a news release that southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway are closed at exit 2 and all traffic is being diverted to the southbound lanes of Route 9W. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The span over the Intracoastal Waterway, which has been closed to all traffic since mid-June, will remain inaccessible through Oct. 15, the Florida Department of Transportation announced. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 All eastbound traffic will be placed in the north lane, or left lane, at the St. Francis River Bridge. Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2022 Some nearby gang members might react and pull out guns, but this rarely happens (and leads to all non-criminal traffic speeding up and driving like madmen in the opposite direction, which is unintentionally hilarious). Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022 All rail traffic along the major rail line that runs past Portland’s Union Station has been halted after a freight train derailed near the west end of the Steel Bridge early Saturday afternoon, a Union Pacific Railroad official said. oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022
Verb
Friday afternoon, yellow police tape blocked off Tivoly Avenue to traffic at the rear of the high school, where officers and crime scene technicians were focused on a small parking lot. Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022 Soon, Jackson and Scott began using Petrovic to recruit and traffic other minor females, according to prosecutors. oregonlive, 25 July 2022 Other criminals traffic everything from gold to the prized pirarucu fish, police said. Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ, 18 June 2022 Stories of hacks of high-profile companies and growing awareness of the fact that some companies traffic their data for a profit have made many consumers think twice about sharing their personal information. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Criminals with systems for smuggling ivory are perfectly positioned to traffic other contraband. Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2022 Their projects often traffic in provocative visuals and effects, sending their viewers down unanticipated rabbit holes, testing people’s limits for farts, warts, and all. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2022 The indictment accuses Treviño of conspiring to traffic large quantities of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine and using firearms — including machine guns — to facilitate those crimes. Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2022 Or, foster kids who get trafficked will be used by the traffickers to traffic their friends. San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare to trade in coastal waters

First Known Use

Noun

1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1537, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of traffic was in 1511
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1423 COCA: 1712
traffic

noun¹

1vehicles going somewhere交通ADJECTIVE | ... OF TRAFFIC | VERB + TRAFFIC | TRAFFIC + VERB | TRAFFIC + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbad, bumper-to-bumper, busy, congested, heavy, terrible惡劣的/前車挨後車的/繁忙的/擁擠的/擁堵的/糟糕的交通The traffic was terrible on the way here.在來這兒的路上交通很糟糕。light稀疏的車流fast, fast-flowing快速行駛的車流slow-moving緩慢移動的車流stop-and-go (NAmE) 走走停停的車流passing過路的車輛She waved her arms at the passing traffic, pleading for someone to stop.她向過路的車輛揮舞着雙臂,懇求有人停下。automobile, lorry, motor, road, truck, vehicle, vehicular汽車車流;貨車車流;機動車車流;道路車流;卡車車流;車輛交通foot, pedestrian行人交通air, airline空中交通an air traffic controller空中交通管制員boat, maritime, river, sea船務/海運/河道/海上交通rail, railroad, railway (BrE) 鐵路交通freeway (in the US) , highway
(in the US) , interstate
(in the US) , motorway (in the UK) 高速幹道/主幹道/州際公路/高速公路交通commercial, freight, goods, industrial, passenger商業運輸;貨運;工業運輸;客運city, city-centre, downtown, local, town-centre, urban城市的/市中心的/鬧市區的/當地的/城鎮中心的/都市交通international國際運輸commuter, tourist通勤/旅遊車流morning, rush-hour上午/上下班高峰時段的交通holiday假日交通oncoming迎面而來的車流I stood waiting for a gap in the oncoming traffic.我在等迎面而來的車流的空隙穿過馬路。through直達交通Through traffic is directed around the bypass.直達交通在指引下從旁道通過。northbound, southbound, etc.向北、向南等的車流inbound, outbound進站/出站交通one-way, two-way單向/雙向交通... OF TRAFFICstream一股車流VERB + TRAFFICgenerate, increase產生/增加交通流量Building larger roads could generate more traffic.修建更寬的道路可能會擴大車流量。cut, reduce減少交通流量slow down減慢車流速度block, disrupt, hold up, obstruct, snarl, stop, tie up堵塞交通Traffic was held up for six hours by the accident.由於這場事故,交通阻塞了 6 個小時。control, direct控制/引導交通divert分流交通量avoid, beat避開車輛;在車流中開出一條道We set off early to beat the traffic.我們很早就動身,以避開交通堵塞。navigate在車流中穿過The driver calmly navigated the heavy traffic.司機沉着地在如織的車流中穿行。watch注意交通TRAFFIC + VERBbuild up, thicken (especially NAmE) 交通開始擁堵Traffic was already building up as early as 3 p.m.交通從下午 3 點就開始擁堵了。grow, increase車流量增加Traffic has increased by 50% in ten years.十年內車流量增加了 5 成。clog sth交通堵塞⋯Traffic clogs the streets of the city.交通堵塞了城市的街道。thin (especially NAmE) 車流量減少Traffic thins noticeably after 9 a.m.早上 9 點之後,車流量明顯減少。flow, move, speed, travel車輛流動;車輛移動;車流快速行進;車輛行駛The road is being widened to keep traffic moving.為保持交通暢達,道路正在進行拓寬。go by, pass車流通過stop車流停止head車流駛往⋯We joined the traffic heading north.我們加入了北去的車流。roar, rumble車聲隆隆TRAFFIC + NOUNaccident交通事故fatality交通死亡hazard造成交通事故的危險Sheep are a traffic hazard in the hills.羊會威脅到山上的交通。chaos, congestion, delays, disruption, hold-ups, jam, problems, queues, snarl (especially NAmE) 交通混亂;交通擁堵;交通阻延;交通中斷;交通問題;車輛長龍fumes, pollution車輛廢氣;交通污染noise交通噪聲flow, speed車輛流動;車流速度Widening the road would improve traffic flow.拓寬道路將加快車輛流動。levels, volume車流量calming, management, restraint, safety交通減速措施;交通管理;交通限制;交通安全sign, signal交通標誌/信號燈laws, legislation, regulations交通法;交通規則court (NAmE) 交通法庭system交通系統offence/offense, violation (especially NAmE) 交通違規ticket (= an official notice to pay a fine) (NAmE) 交通違章通知單camera交通攝像頭stop (NAmE) 路檢The cop was shot during a routine traffic stop.這名交警在執行例行路檢時遭槍擊。bollard, circle, cone, island禁止車輛通過的護柱;環形交通樞紐;錐形交通路標;交通安全島A traffic island at the junction separates left- and right-turning vehicles.交叉路口的交通安全島將左轉車輛和右轉車輛隔離開來。artery (formal) , route交通運輸幹線/路線lane車道information, report, survey, update交通信息/報告/調查/最新消息cop, officer, police, policeman, warden (BrE) 交警;(處理違章停車的)交通管理員engineer, planner (BrE) 交通工程師/規劃者duty交通執勤a policeman on traffic duty執勤的交警PHRASESthe volume of traffic車流量
traffic

noun²

2messages, signals, etc.信息;信號ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAFFIC | TRAFFIC + VERB | TRAFFIC + NOUN ADJECTIVEradio, telephone無線電通信;電話話務量data, voice數據/語音流量network網絡流量email, Internet, Net, search-engine, site, Web, website電子郵件/因特網/網上/搜索引擎/站點/萬維網/網站流量Our company will help you generate site traffic.我們公司將幫助您的網站吸引流量。targeted目標流量These tips should help you generate more targeted traffic to your website.這些提示應該能使你的網站得到更多的目標流量。real-time實時流量inbound, incoming輸入流量outbound, outgoing輸出流量VERB + TRAFFICboost, build, generate提高/擴大/產生流量receive, send接收/發送流量attract, draw吸引流量carry承載流量handle, manage處理/管理流量monitor監控流量encrypt加密信號redirect, re-route, route重新定向信號;改道發送信號;按某路線發送信號TRAFFIC + VERBflow信息流動grow, increase信息量增長/增加TRAFFIC + NOUNpattern通信格局;流量模式load通信負載capacity通信容量
traffic

noun³

3illegal buying and selling of sth非法買賣ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEillegal非法交易arms, drug武器/毒品交易international國際非法買賣PREPOSITIONtraffic in sth⋯的非法交易the traffic in arms非法武器交易

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