over-crowding

1. Hong Kong may bar mainland mothers from giving birth in public hospitals next year to battle the over-crowding in local maternity wards, the city's health chief said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
   路透社报道，香港卫生局长周二表示，该市明年或禁止大陆孕妇在公共医院生产，以缓解当地产房待产者过多的状况。
2. Act on proposals to relieve prison over-crowding and improve prison management for both the short and long term.
   实行短期及长远建议，纾缓监狱挤迫情况，并改善监狱管理。
3. Lots of hedge-fund managers and internet entrepreneurs are flocking to emulate the success of a talented few and there are signs of over-crowding in both industries. A shake-out seems likely during 2007.
   许多对冲基金经理和互联网企业家纷纷效仿少数天才的成功。有迹象表明，这两个行业都过于拥挤，一批企业可能会在2007年被淘汰。
4. The original intention of imposing a branching restriction on foreign banks was to avoid over-crowding in the retail banking market.
   限制境外银行分行数目的原意，是避免零售银行市场竞争过于激烈。
5. One important thing to consider is to deal with the situation of over-crowding, which can result in very serious result.
   其中一个很重要的问题是处理过度拥挤情况的发生，这会导致非常严重的后果。

noun

1. excessive crowding
   1. traffic congestion

   Synonym:    congestion