cram

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美 [kræm]

v.  把…塞进; 挤满; 塞满; (为应考)临时死记硬背

过去分词：crammed　过去式：crammed　现在分词：cramming　第三人称单数：crams　复数：crams　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7577 / COCA.7380

同义词辨析

fillcraminflatestuff【导航词义：充满】

牛津词典

verb

• 把…塞进；挤满；塞满
  to push or force sb/sth into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is full
  1. He crammed eight people into his car.
     他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
  2. I could never cram in all that she does in a day.
     我可做不了她在一天之内做的事情。
  3. I managed to cram down a few mouthfuls of food.
     我好歹狼吞虎咽地吃了几口东西。
  4. Supporters crammed the streets.
     街上挤满了支持者。
  5. We all managed to cram into his car.
     我们大家好歹都挤进了他的车。
• （为应考）临时死记硬背
  to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam
  1. He's been cramming for his exams all week.
     他整个星期都一直在拼命准备应考。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 把…塞进;使塞满
  If youcramthings or peopleintoa container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them.
  1. While nobody was looking, she squashed her school hat and crammed it into a wastebasket...
     趁没人看见，她把校帽弄扁塞进了废纸篓。
  2. I crammed my bag full of swimsuits and T-shirts and caught the sleeper down to Beziers...
     我把泳衣和T恤衫塞进包里，乘卧铺前往贝济耶。
  3. She crammed her mouth with caviar.
     她嘴里塞满了鱼子酱。
• VERB 挤进;拥进
  If peoplecram intoa place or vehicle orcrama place or vehicle, so many of them enter it at one time that it is completely full.
  1. We crammed into my car and set off...
     我们挤进我的车子，然后出发了。
  2. Friends and admirers crammed the chapel at the small Los Angeles cemetery where Monroe is buried.
     朋友和仰慕者们挤进安葬梦露的洛杉矶小公墓的教堂里。
• VERB (尤指匆忙地)戴上(帽子)
  If youcrama haton, you put it on, especially in a hurry.
  1. I crammed on my cap again, helped the Duke up and tried to dust him off.
     我重新戴上帽子，扶公爵起身并掸去他身上的土。
• VERB (为应考)临时死记硬背，填鸭式学习
  If youare cramming foran examination, you are learning as much as possible in a short time just before you take the examination.
  1. She was cramming for her Economics exam...
     她正在为应付经济学考试临阵磨枪。

英英释义

verb

• prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
• study intensively, as before an exam
  1. I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
  Synonym:grind awaydrumbone upswotget upmug upswot upbone
• crowd or pack to capacity
  1. the theater was jampacked
  Synonym:jamjampackramchock upwad
• put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
  1. cram books into the suitcase

双语例句

• I have to cram for an English test tonight.
  今天晚上我得死记硬背准备英语考试。
• While nobody was looking, she squashed her school hat and crammed it into a wastebasket
  趁没人看见，她把校帽弄扁塞进了废纸篓。
• I can avoid those last minute cram sessions before a quiz or an examination.
  这样我在测验或考试之前，就不必着急了。
• I attended a college entrance cram school for one year before I went to college.
  上大学之前，我参加过一年的高考补习班。
• The weather is so hot. No one wants to cram onto a bus.
  天气太热了，没人愿意挤公交。
• If you study all the semester, you won't need to cram for the examination.
  假如你整学期都很用功，你就不需要在考试前抱佛脚。
• I need more time to cram for the test.
  我需要更多时间来努力学习应对考试。
• They go to school all day and attend cram schools at night.
  他们白天整天上学，晚上上补习班。
• After school, I go to a cram school.
  放学后，我会去补习班。
• I crammed my bag full of swimsuits and T-shirts and caught the sleeper down to Beziers
  我把泳衣和T恤衫塞进包里，乘卧铺前往贝济耶。