"tail back" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 排起長隊（交通）

Definition

指排成長隊，尤其用於交通擁堵或人們排隊等候的情況。多用於車輛或人長時間排隊、移動緩慢時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要為英式英語，較為正式，常見於交通報導或新聞描述堵車或長隊。美式英語多用 'back up'。不可用於無生命物品。

Examples

Cars began to tail back after the accident.

事故發生後，車輛開始**排起長隊**。

The traffic will tail back for miles during rush hour.

高峰時段，交通會**排起數公里的長隊**。

People started to tail back outside the concert hall.

人們在音樂廳外開始**排長隊**。

It was raining and the cars just kept tailing back along the motorway.

下雨時，汽車在高速公路上不斷**排長隊**。

If there’s an accident up ahead, traffic will tail back pretty quickly.

如果前面發生事故，交通會很快**堵起來**。

We were late because the roadworks made the traffic tail back for ages.

我們遲到了，因為道路施工讓交通**排了很久的長隊**。