traffic
/ˈtræfɪk; `træfɪk/ n[U]
1 vehicles moving along a road or street 往来於街道的车辆; 交通
heavy/light traffic 往来车辆很多[不多]
There's usually a lot of traffic at this time of day. 每天在这段时间往来车辆都很多.
Traffic was brought to a standstill by the accident. 出了事故以後, 交通陷於停顿.
London-bound traffic is being diverted via Slough. 开往伦敦的车辆现绕道经过斯劳.
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a traffic accident 交通事故.2 movement of ships or aircraft along a route （船只或飞机沿航线的）航行
cross-channel traffic, ie ships crossing the English Channel 横渡英吉利海峡的船只
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a threatened strike by air-traffic controllers 航空调度员扬言要进行的罢工.
3 number of people or amount of goods moved from one place to another by road, rail, sea or air （公路、 铁路、 海上或空中人员或货物的）流量
an increase in freight/goods/passenger traffic货运[货运/客运]量的增加
the profitable North Atlantictraffic 有利可图的北大西洋运输业务.
4 ~ (in sth) illegal or immoral trading 非法的或不道德的买卖
the traffic in drugs/arms/stolen goods 毒品[武器/赃物]的非法交易
the ,white `slave traffic 将妇女卖为娼妓的勾当. traffic, v (-ck-) [I, Ipr]
~ (in sth) trade, esp illegally or immorally 买卖（尤指在非法的或不道德的事物方面）
drug trafficking 毒品买卖
He trafficked in illicit liquor. 他做过买卖私酒的生意.