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小词详解 | cram
cram 英 [kræm] 美 [kræm]
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外刊例句
Although it does lead to congested traffic and crowded airports, there is something to be said for the European tradition of cramming everyone’s holidays into August.
虽然集中放假确实会导致道路和机场拥挤,但欧洲把假期都安排在8月的传统还是有好处的。
——《经济学人》We get going at 11 a.m. because we have no other choice if we’re to cram in all the necessary appetizers — and what I’ve described above isn’t even half of them — before we sit down to the main meal.
我们得在上午11点出发,否则在坐下来吃正餐之前就没时间塞下所有非吃不可的开胃菜(我上面描述的那些甚至还不到其中的一半)。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] completely fill (a place or container) to the point that it appears to be overflowing
[动词] 将(一个地方或容器)完全填满到看似要溢出的程度
七个犟孩子被塞进了汽车的后座。
Seven restive children were crammed into the back of the car.坚定的支持者们挤满了街道。
Staunch supporters crammed the streets.
他们希望能够效法她刻苦钻研的精神。但他们中很少有人做得了她在一天之内做的事情。
They hope to emulate her spirit of assiduous study. But few of them could cram in all that she does in a day.
这位临时工好歹狼吞虎咽地吃了几口东西。
The transient worker managed to cram down a few mouthfuls of food.
她接受了这样一个事实:要想通过考试,就必须下点工夫死记硬背。这就是为什么她整个星期都一直在拼命准备应考。
She reconciled herself to the fact that she must do some rote learning if she wants to pass her exams. That's why she's been cramming for her exams all week.
They crammed their pockets with the last of the sweets and joined the crowd thronging the corridor.
他们把剩下的糖果塞进衣袋,就随着过道上的人流朝前涌去。
jam: squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space stuff: force or cram (something) tightly into a receptacle or space pack: cram a large number of things into (a container or space)