blocked up with or too full of something, in particular 拥塞的,阻塞的;拥挤的,挤满的,尤指 ■(of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement (道路,地方)交通阻塞的;挤满人的 the congested roads of south-east England. 英格兰东南部拥塞的公路。 the road was congested with refugees. 公路上挤满了难民。 ■(of a part of the body) abnormally full of blood (身体某一部分)充血的 congested arteries. 充血的动脉。 ■(of the respiratory tract) blocked with mucus so as to hinder breathing (呼吸道)阻塞的 his nose was congested. 他的鼻子塞住了。
congest verb 语源
mid 19th cent : past participle of congest, from Latin congest- 'heaped up', from the verb congerere, from con- 'together' + gerere 'bring'