tailbacks

英

美

n.  (车辆因受阻而排成的)长队，长蛇阵
tailback的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 交通堵塞;车辆长龙
  Atailbackis a long line of traffic stretching back along a road, which moves very slowly or not at all, for example because of road works or an accident.
  1. The flooding led to six-mile tailbacks between west London and Heathrow Airport.
     洪水导致伦敦西部和希斯罗机场间形成了长达6英里的塞车长龙。

in AM, use 美国英语用 backup

双语例句

• The flooding led to six-mile tailbacks between west London and Heathrow Airport.
  洪水导致伦敦西部和希斯罗机场间形成了长达6英里的塞车长龙。