bottleneck
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/ˈbɑːtlnek/
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/ˈbɒtlnek/
A place where a road narrows down and causes traffic to slow down or stop.
The new shopping mall has created a bottleneck at the intersection during rush hour.
新購物中心在高峰時段造成了十字路口的瓶頸。
A point that slows down or prevents progress in a process, especially in business or manufacturing.
The company identified the lack of skilled workers as a bottleneck in their production line.
該公司確定缺乏熟練工人是其生產線上的瓶頸。