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traffic

US /ˈtræfɪk/

noun Core · B1 Du lịch & lưu trú Giao thông & đi lại

Definition

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

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Heavy traffic on the highway made me late for the meeting.

Word Family

NounNoun
traffic gốc trafficker
VerbVerb
traffic gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • transportsomething that serves as a means of transportation
  • movementa change of position that does not entail a change of location

Collocations

  • Easy heavy traffic during rush hour
    describing heavy traffic during rush hour (an actor who plays villainous roles)
  • Medium website traffic analytics report
    describing website traffic analytics report (a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web)
  • Hard direct traffic flows around the construction site
    to direct traffic flows around the construction site, meaning to command with authority
  • Very Hard traffic in clandestine insider information
    to traffic in clandestine insider information, meaning to deal illegally
  • Easy stuck in traffic
    to stuck in traffic, meaning to put, fix, force, or implant

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