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{ "term": "traffic", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "image": "data/images/en/environment_1.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time", "sensetop": "in traffic", "labels": "(British English)(North American English, informal)(especially British English)(British English)(both North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)(both North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English, informal)(both informal)(British English)(British English)(both US English)(British English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day." }, { "text": "There are currently delays of 40 minutes due to **heavy traffic**." }, { "text": "She left home early to avoid the **rush-hour traffic**." }, { "text": "The road will be closed to **through traffic** for eight weeks." }, { "text": "The car veered across the road into the path of **oncoming traffic**." }, { "text": "They were **stuck in traffic** and missed their flight.", "contextForm": "in traffic" }, { "text": "a plan to reduce **traffic congestion**" }, { "text": "**traffic police** *(= who control traffic on a road or stop drivers who are breaking the law)*" }, { "text": "She was badly injured in a **road traffic accident**." }, { "text": "The delay is due simply to the **volume of traffic**." }, { "text": "We got used to the constant noise of the traffic." }, { "text": "Building larger roads could generate more traffic." }, { "text": "I stood waiting for a gap in the oncoming traffic." }, { "text": "She waved her arms at the passing traffic, pleading for someone to stop." }, { "text": "Sheep are a traffic hazard in the hills." }, { "text": "The traffic was terrible on the way here." }, { "text": "Traffic clogs the streets of the city centre." }, { "text": "Traffic thins noticeably after 9 a.m." }, { "text": "Traffic was held up for six hours by the accident." }, { "text": "We joined the traffic heading north." }, { "text": "We set off early to beat the traffic." }, { "text": "a policeman on traffic duty" }, { "text": "Expect traffic delays around the area." }, { "text": "Flooding caused traffic chaos." }, { "text": "He pleaded guilty to a minor traffic offence." }, { "text": "He used to be a traffic cop." }, { "text": "The area is closed to through traffic." }, { "text": "The town's medieval streets cannot cope with modern commuter traffic." }, { "text": "Traffic flow has improved since the charge was introduced." }, { "text": "Traffic fumes are the main cause of air pollution." }, { "text": "Traffic was lighter than usual." } ], "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bad", "bumper-to-bumper", "busy"], "… of traffic": ["stream"], "verb + traffic": ["generate", "increase", "cut"], "traffic + verb": ["build up", "thicken", "grow"], "traffic + noun": ["accident", "fatality", "hazard"], "phrases": ["the volume of traffic"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a particular route", "examples": [ { "text": "transatlantic traffic" }, { "text": "The line is used by both passenger and freight traffic." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bad", "bumper-to-bumper", "busy"], "… of traffic": ["stream"], "verb + traffic": ["generate", "increase", "cut"], "traffic + verb": ["build up", "thicken", "grow"], "traffic + noun": ["accident", "fatality", "hazard"], "phrases": ["the volume of traffic"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the movement of people or goods from one place to another", "examples": [ { "text": "**commuter/freight/passenger traffic**" }, { "text": "the traffic of goods between one country and another" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bad", "bumper-to-bumper", "busy"], "… of traffic": ["stream"], "verb + traffic": ["generate", "increase", "cut"], "traffic + verb": ["build up", "thicken", "grow"], "traffic + noun": ["accident", "fatality", "hazard"], "phrases": ["the volume of traffic"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the movement of messages and signals through an electronic communication system", "examples": [ { "text": "the computer servers that manage global **internet traffic**" }, { "text": "**web/network traffic**" }, { "text": "Telecom operators have upgraded their networks to improve their capacity as data traffic increases." }, { "text": "Our company will help you generate site traffic." }, { "text": "These tips should help you generate more targeted traffic to your website." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["radio", "telephone", "data"], "verb + traffic": ["boost", "build", "generate"], "traffic + verb": ["flow", "grow", "increase"], "traffic + noun": ["pattern", "load", "capacity"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "illegal trade in something", "sensetop": "traffic (in something)", "examples": [ { "text": "the traffic in firearms" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["illegal", "arms", "drug"], "preposition": ["traffic in something"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈtræfɪk/", "audio": "tr/traffic/traffic__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈtræfɪk/", "audio": "tr/traffic/traffic__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent. (denoting commercial transportation of merchandise or passengers): from French traffique, Spanish tráfico, or Italian traffico, of unknown origin. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent." }