| 单词 | cram |
| 释义 | cram (kræm ) Word forms: crams , cramming , crammed 1. verb If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them. While nobody was looking, she squashed her school hat and crammed it into a wastebasket. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] I crammed my bag full of swimsuits and T-shirts and headed for the coast. [V n + full of] She crammed her mouth with caviar. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: pack, fill, stuff 2. verb If people cram into a place or vehicle or cram a place or vehicle, so many of them enter it at one time that it is completely full. We crammed into my car and set off. [VERB preposition] Friends and admirers crammed the chapel at the small Los Angeles cemetery where Monroe is buried. [VERB noun] Synonyms: squeeze, press, crowd, pack 3. verb If you cram a hat on, you put it on, especially in a hurry. I crammed on my cap again, helped the Duke up and tried to dust him off. [V n with on] 4. verb If you are cramming for an examination, you are learning as much as possible in a short time just before you take the examination. She was cramming for her Economics exam. [VERB + for] Synonyms: study, revise, swot [informal], bone up [informal] cramming uncountable noun It would take two or three months of cramming to prepare for Vermont's bar exam. Collocations: cram together These animals are bred for their fur and kept crammed together in tiny cages. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They are housed in homes where three or four families live crammed together. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Two more were crammed together and crudely hidden. The Sun (2009) Translations: Chinese: 填满 Japanese: 詰め込む |
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