1. | 路上行驶的车辆；交通the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time |
heavy/rush-hour traffic 繁忙的╱高峰时刻的交通 | |
local/through traffic 当地╱过境车辆 | |
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。 | |
They were stuck in traffic and missed their flight. 他们遇到了塞车，没赶上班机。 | |
a plan to reduce traffic congestion 减少交通拥塞的计划 | |
traffic police(= who control traffic on a road or stop drivers who are breaking the law) 交通警察 | |
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 |
transatlantic traffic 横渡大西洋的航行 | |
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 |
commuter/freight/passenger traffic 市郊间上下班运输；货运；客运 | |
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 |
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. | ~ (in sth) （非法的）交易，买卖illegal trade in sth |
the traffic in firearms 非法军火交易 |
