bottleneck
/ˈbɒtlnek/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɑtəlnˌɛk] /ˈbɑːtlnek/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɑtəlnˌɛk] /ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌnek/ (ame, mw)
bottleneck — 名詞
- bottlenecksingular
- bottlenecksplural
1. a section of road that is too narrow or too busy, making vehicles slow down or c
交通瓶頸
道路狹窄或車多造成堵塞的路段
a section of road that is too narrow or too busy, making vehicles slow down or come to a halt
The old bridge is the worst bottleneck on the entire motorway.
那座老橋是整條高速公路上最嚴重的交通瓶頸。
collocation: worst bottleneck
Salma left home an hour early to avoid the morning bottleneck near the factory.
Salma 提早一小時出門，避開工廠附近的晨間塞車瓶頸。
collocation: avoid the bottleneck
Road crews finally widened the bottleneck where the two main roads meet.
道路施工隊終於拓寬了兩條主幹道交匯處的瓶頸路段。
A long bottleneck forms every evening where the highway drops from three lanes to one.
每當傍晚高速公路從三線道縮減為一線道，就會形成長長的交通瓶頸。
The tunnel entrance became a dangerous bottleneck after the traffic lights failed.
交通號誌故障後，隧道入口成了危險的交通瓶頸。
- congestion point
more formal; often used in traffic planning reports
- chokepoint
emphasises the physical narrowness rather than the resulting delay
常見錯誤
2. something that blocks or slows the flow of work, information, or activity so tha
流程瓶頸
造成工作或流程延誤的問題或情況
something that blocks or slows the flow of work, information, or activity so that everything takes longer than it should
The small legal team has been a bottleneck for every new project this year.
法律團隊規模太小，成了今年每個新專案的流程瓶頸。
Mauricio identified the approval process as the main bottleneck slowing the team down.
Mauricio 指出審核流程是拖慢團隊進度的主要流程瓶頸。
pattern: identify [X] as the bottleneck
Without more nurses, the emergency room will stay a bottleneck no matter what else we fix.
若不再增加護理人員，急診室無論怎麼改善都還是流程瓶頸。
The customs office at the border creates a frustrating bottleneck for local businesses.
邊境海關成了當地企業頭痛的流程瓶頸。
Anjali found that the old software system was the real bottleneck in the accounting department.
Anjali 發現老舊的軟體系統才是會計部門真正的流程瓶頸。
- facilitator
something that makes progress easier rather than blocking it
用法筆記
Often used about bureaucratic systems, company workflows, or any situation where tasks move through stages and get stuck at one point.
bottleneck — 動詞
- bottleneckpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bottlenecks3rd person singular
- bottlenecking-ing form
- bottleneckedpast simple
1. to hold up a process or movement by creating a tight point where things cannot p
阻礙進展
製造關卡使工作或流程無法順暢進行
to hold up a process or movement by creating a tight point where things cannot pass through freely
The narrow doorway bottlenecked the crowd as everyone tried to leave at once.
狹窄的門口阻礙了人群的疏散，因為大家都想同時離開。
A single broken machine bottlenecked the entire production line for three days.
一台故障的機器阻礙了整條生產線，長達三天。
transitive: bottlenecked + [noun phrase]
Strict visa rules bottleneck the flow of skilled workers into the country.
嚴格的簽證規定阻礙了技術勞工流入國內。
The outdated phone system bottlenecked customer service during the holiday rush.
過時的電話系統在節日旺季阻礙了客服運作。
Road repairs bottlenecked traffic on the main street for most of the summer.
道路維修工程在夏季大部分時間裡阻礙了大街上的交通。
- expedite
to make a process move faster rather than slower
文法句型
bottleneck + [noun phrase]
用法筆記
Transitive only. The subject is almost always a thing — a rule, a machine, a narrow space — rather than a person. Less common in everyday speech than the noun; people more often say 'create a bottleneck'.