| 单词 | chock-full |
| 释义 | chock-full (once / 35925 pages) adj Things that are chock-full are crowded or packed. If your neighborhood roller skating rink is chock-full of kids, there's not much room for more skaters. If your freezer is chock-full of ice cream sandwiches, there's no extra space for your ice cube trays, and if your house is chock-full of sweaty football players, you might want to open a window to air the place out. The adjective chock-full sounds modern, but it's been around since about 1400, originally as chokkeful, which may be rooted in choke, or "cheek." WORD FAMILYchock-full USAGE EXAMPLESFrom the presidential election to the Rio Olympics, 2016 was a meme factory, chock-full of cultural events that produced some memorable, even internet-breaking memes. Time(Dec 14, 2016) By “nobody,” Trump must be referring to his cabinet-in-waiting, which is chock-full of climate change deniers. Salon(Dec 12, 2016) Not the usual ecstatic ruckus a ship chock-full of broken women, recently freed, will make. The New Yorker(Nov 12, 2016) adj packed full to capacity Syn chockablock, chockful, choke-full, chuck-full, cram full full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal |
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