traffic

noun

1. 路上行驶的车辆；交通
   the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time
   1. heavy/rush-hour traffic
      繁忙的 / 高峰时刻的交通
   2. local/through traffic
      当地 / 过境车辆
   3. There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day.
      每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。
   4. They were stuck in traffic and missed their flight.
      他们遇到了塞车，没赶上班机。
   5. a plan to reduce traffic congestion
      减少交通拥塞的计划
   6. traffic police (= who control traffic on a road or stop drivers who are breaking the law)
      交通警察
   7. The delay is due simply to the volume of traffic .
      延误完全是因为交通拥挤。
2. （沿固定路线的）航行，行驶，飞行
   the movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a particular route
   1. transatlantic traffic
      横渡大西洋的航行
   2. air traffic control
      空中交通管制
3. 运输；人流；货流
   the movement of people or goods from one place to another
   1. commuter/freight/passenger traffic
      市郊间上下班运输；货 / 客运
   2. the traffic of goods between one country and another
      一国与另一国间的货物运输
4. 信息流量；通信（量）
   the movement of messages and signals through an electronic communication system
   1. the computer servers that manage global Internet traffic
      管理全球互联网通信的计算机服务器
5. （非法的）交易，买卖
   illegal trade in sth
   1. the traffic in firearms
      非法军火交易

verb

verb

1. See also: There was heavy traffic on the roads... Traffic was unusually light for that time of day. ...the problems of city life, such as traffic congestion. traffic jam
2. See also: Air traffic had returned to normal... The railways will carry a far higher proportion of freight traffic... The ferries can cope with the traffic of both goods and passengers. air traffic control
3. N-UNCOUNT (毒品、赃物等的)非法买卖，非法交易
   Traffic in something such as drugs or stolen goods is an illegal trade in them.
   1. Traffic in illicit drugs was now worth some 500 thousand million dollars a year.
      如今每年非法毒品的交易值约在 5,000 亿美元。
4. VERB 非法买卖(毒品、赃物等)
   Someone who traffics in something such as drugs or stolen goods buys and sells them even though it is illegal to do so.
   1. The president said illegal drugs are hurting the entire world and anyone who traffics in them should be brought to justice.
      总统称毒品正在危害整个世界，任何非法贩卖毒品的人都应依法受到惩处。

1. They have to wait for clearance from air traffic control.
   他们需要等空中交通管制人员的放行。
2. The village's roads are choked with traffic
   村里的路上挤满了车辆行人。
3. The traffic clogged the Thames bridges.
   往来的车辆把泰晤士河上的桥都堵死了。
4. The problems of traffic congestion will not disappear in a hurry
   交通拥堵问题不会一下子就消失。
5. Despite the efforts of the United Nations, the problem of drug traffic continues to grow
   尽管联合国作了努力，贩毒问题仍变得越来越严重。
6. Coordinating airline traffic on the ground is as complicated as managing the traffic in the air.
   协调地面的航空交通与管理空中交通一样复杂。
7. Building more motorways and bypasses will help the environment by reducing pollution and traffic jams in towns and cities
   建造更多的高速公路和绕城道路能够减少城镇中的污染和交通堵塞，有利于改善环境。
8. I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic.
   我避开车流穿过了公路。
9. The car had apparently hit a traffic sign before skidding out of control
   汽车显然是撞上了一个交通标志牌后打滑失控的。
10. Just past the Barlby roundabout there's temporary traffic lights.
    在刚过巴尔比环岛的地方，有一个临时红绿灯。
11. Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution
    交通堵塞中静止不动的汽车产生了大量污染。
12. The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system
    定期航班的数量正让空中交通指挥系统不堪重负。
13. French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay
    法国空中交通管制员因为薪资纠纷已开始了为期3天的罢工。
14. Traffic police ticked off a pensioner for jumping a red light.
    一个退休老人闯了红灯，被交警训了一顿。
15. There was heavy traffic on the roads
    道路上车流拥挤。
16. Traffic was unusually light for that time of day.
    对于一天中的那个时间段而言，来往车辆少得有些不寻常。
17. Air traffic had returned to normal
    空中交通已恢复正常。
18. The railways will carry a far higher proportion of freight traffic
    铁路将承担比例高得多的货运量。
19. The ferries can cope with the traffic of both goods and passengers.
    货运与客运渡船都可应付。
20. The president said illegal drugs are hurting the entire world and anyone who traffics in them should be brought to justice.
    总统称毒品正在危害整个世界，任何非法贩卖毒品的人都应依法受到惩处。
21. The bridge is now open to two-way traffic
    这座桥现已双向通车了。
22. Visibility at the city's airport came down to zero, bringing air traffic to a standstill.
    该市机场的能见度降为零，空中交通陷入了停顿。
23. This section of the road is so norrow that there are bound to be traffic jams now and then.
    这段路太窄，交通有时不免堵塞。
24. There has been a decrease in traffic accidents.
    交通事故减少了。
25. A frightful traffic disaster was avoided.
    一次可怕的交通事故避免了。
26. The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.
    这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。
27. The railway was opened to traffic last year.
    这条铁路是去年通车的。
28. Heavy traffic blocked the road.
    拥挤的车辆阻塞了道路。

traffic in sth

1. （非法）进行…交易，做…买卖
   to buy and sell sth illegally
   1. heavy/rush-hour traffic
      繁忙的 / 高峰时刻的交通
   2. local/through traffic
      当地 / 过境车辆
   3. There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day.
      每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。
   4. They were stuck in traffic and missed their flight.
      他们遇到了塞车，没赶上班机。
   5. a plan to reduce traffic congestion
      减少交通拥塞的计划
   6. traffic police (= who control traffic on a road or stop drivers who are breaking the law)
      交通警察
   7. The delay is due simply to the volume of traffic .
      延误完全是因为交通拥挤。

noun

1. social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

   Synonym:    dealings

2. buying and selling

3. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time
   1. heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines
   2. traffic on the internet is lightest during the night

4. the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

verb

1. trade or deal a commodity
   1. They trafficked with us for gold

2. deal illegally
   1. traffic drugs