traffic
US: /ˈtɹæfɪk/
UK: /tɹˈæfɪk/
UK: /tɹˈæfɪk/
English Vietnamese dictionary
traffic /træfik/
- danh từ
- sự đi lại, sự giao thông
- block in the traffic: sự tắc nghẽn giao thông
- sự vận tải, sự chuyên chở (hàng hoá, hành khách...)
- sự buôn bán, sự thương mại; sự đổi chác
- sự đi lại, sự giao thông
- động từ
- buôn bán
- to traffic in silk: buôn bán tơ lụa
- to traffic with somebody: giao dịch buôn bán với ai
- to traffic away one's honour
- bán rẻ danh dự
- buôn bán
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
[U]
1 the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time: heavy / rush-hour traffic + local / through traffic + There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day. + They were stuck in traffic and missed their flight. + a plan to reduce traffic congestion + traffic police (= who control traffic on a road or stop drivers who are breaking the law) + We got used to the constant noise of the traffic.
2 the movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a particular route: transatlantic traffic + air traffic control / controllers
3 the movement of people or goods from one place to another: commuter / freight / passenger traffic + the traffic of goods between one country and another
4 ~ (in sth) illegal trade in sth: the traffic in drugs / firearms
+ verb (-ck-)
Phrasal Verbs: traffic in sth to buy and sell sth illegally: to traffic in drugs / arms
trafficker noun: a drugs trafficker
trafficking noun [U]: to be accused of drug trafficking
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 movement, conveyance, shipping, transport, freight, Chiefly US transportation:
Traffic across the border has resumed.
2 See trade, 1, above:
Drug traffic has increased greatly in recent years.
v.
3 See trade, 5, above:
The police think that Baines is trafficking in stolen goods.
Collocation dictionary
1 vehicles travelling somewhere
ADJ.
bad, busy, congested, heavy, thick | light | constant | fast, fast-flowing | slow-moving, sluggish | cycle, heavy goods vehicle, lorry, motor, road, vehicular, wheeled | foot, pedestrian | air, airline
an air traffic controller
| boat, maritime, river, sea | rail, railway | motorway | commercial, freight, goods, industrial, passenger | city, city-centre, local, town-centre, urban | international | commuter, tourist | rush-hour | holiday, summer | oncoming
I stood waiting for a gap in the oncoming traffic.
| through
Through traffic is directed around the bypass.
| northbound, southbound, etc. | one-way, two-way
QUANT.
stream
VERB + TRAFFIC
generate, increase
Building larger roads could generate more traffic.
| cut, reduce | slow down | block, hold up, obstruct, stop, tie up
Traffic was held up for six hours by the motorway blockade.
| direct | divert
TRAFFIC + VERB
build up, thicken
In the town centre, traffic was already building up as early as 3 p.m.
| grow, increase
Traffic has increased by 50% in ten years.
| clog sth
Traffic clogs the streets of the city centre.
| thin
Traffic thins noticeably after 9 a.m.
| flow, move, speed, travel
The road is being widened to keep traffic moving.
| go by, pass | head
We joined the traffic heading northwards on the motorway.
| roar, rumble
TRAFFIC + NOUN
accident | hazard
Sheep are a traffic hazard in the hills.
| chaos, congestion, disruption, delays, hold-ups, problems, queues | fumes, pollution | noise | flow, speed
Widening the road would improve traffic flow.
| levels, volume | calming, management, restraint, safety | sign, signal | laws, legislation, regulations | system | offence, violation | bollard, cone, island
A traffic island at the junction separates left- and right-turning vehicles.
| artery
(formal),
route | report, survey, update | cop, officer, police, policeman, warden | engineer, planner | duty
a policeman on traffic duty
PHRASES
the volume of traffic
2 messages, signals, etc.
ADJ.
radio, telephone | data, voice | network | Internet, Net, site, Web, website
Our company will help you generate site traffic.
VERB + TRAFFIC
boost, build, generate
3 illegal buying and selling of sth
ADJ.
illegal | arms, drug
PREP.
~ in sth
the traffic in arms
Concise English dictionary
trafficked|trafficking|traffics'træfɪk
noun
+the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
+buying and selling; especially illicit trade
+the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time
+social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
verb
+deal illegally
+trade or deal a commodity
