堵车的表达

Be backed up 车辆堵塞，排成长龙

The traffic is/was backed up. 交通堵塞
Traffic was back up this morning. 早上堵车了
The traffic was backed up for six kilometres on the road to the coast.
交通堵塞长达六公里，一直堵到海边。

Be congested

The roads were so congested. 交通堵塞

Sb. Be caught in traffic
I am caught in some brutal traffic. Can I reschedule?
我这儿堵车了，我能再约个时间吗？
There is/was a ton of traffic.

堵车以后的情况

Be stuck
I’m stuck in traffic.
There are traffic jams everywhere.
It is rush hour now.
The traffic was murder this morning.
I’m held up in traffic.
Traffic is moving at a snail’s pace.

Bumper to bumper 一辆接一辆
Bumper 汽车保险杠
The traffic was bumper to bumper. 交通非常拥堵，车子一辆接一辆的。

Drive on the shoulder
Shoulder n. 紧急停车道
公路两侧供车辆停靠的地带
One guy even tried to drive on the shoulder. 有个人甚至想开到紧急停车道上。
Sb have/has to take the bridge and that was worse
I had to take the bridge and that was worse

Stop-and-go adj. 走走停停的
I was half an hour late because of the stop-and-go traffic.
Start and stop 走走停停
Can you not start and stop so much?
Leave a little space 拉开距离

Sb. Be getting carsick/seasick/airsick
Well, I am sorry, but I’m getting carsick.

Wit n. 头脑，
Be at one’s wit’ end 头脑的尽头，引申为没有办法
I was at my wits’ end, but quite relieved after I got past all that nonsense.
I’m at my wits’ end. I don’t know how to help him.

超车

Cut in front of sb. 超某人的车，抢某人的道
Cut in on sb. 超车
Did you see that white car cut in on us? 你看到那辆抢超我们的白色汽车了吗？
Cut sb. Up
A car cut me up several times this morning. 今天早上有辆车抢我好几次道。