overcrowding
noun [ U ] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈkraʊ.dɪŋ/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkraʊ.dɪŋ/
拥堵|超员|人数过多
a situation when a place contains too many people or things
Investment in the railway network would reduce overcrowding on the roads. 在铁路上的投资可以减轻道路拥堵的问题。
They are building new classrooms to ease overcrowding. 他们正在建新教室以缓解学生人数超员。
See: overcrowded
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- Passengers will not accept overcrowding and delays.
- Overcrowding, violence, and abuse are all part of the shocking state of juvenile justice systems.
- The project promises to relieve overcrowding in schools.
- We are trying to build our way out of overcrowding.