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Definition of cram in English: cramverbcrams, cramming, crammed kramkræm 1with object Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing. 把…塞满（或挤满，装满） the ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts 床边的烟灰缸里盛满了烟头。 Example sentencesExamples - A favourite with day-trippers, the small town is crammed with glittering gift shops, candyfloss and tourists.
- For example issues of the Chronicle of Higher Education are crammed to the brim with advertising from online education companies.
- The place is crammed with cinema memorabilia - room after room packed full of it.
- Sighing loudly, I made my way back into the hall which was now crammed to capacity.
- Each bus is crammed full of passengers, luggage strapped on the roof racks.
- Instead she found herself in a room so crammed full of people that there was nowhere for her to sit.
- Our livestock buildings are becoming ever more crammed, ruling out species-specific animal husbandry.
- The place was crammed with Turkish fans who couldn't wait for their heroes to become world champions.
- Unlike her last, this is not an album crammed to the brim with hit singles.
- The caravan park was crammed with campers, vans and tents.
- This salsa is very chunky and crammed full of tomatoes.
- Cars are filled and shopping centres and retail parks are crammed to capacity.
- I agree with most people, the place is crammed with achingly cool Danes.
- The flyover, roads and even pavements are crammed with vehicles.
- Like all the entries in the encyclopedia, this one is crammed with details.
- Every public place, including the hospital, schools and churches, are crammed to capacity.
- The episodes on the second volume worked because they were crammed to the brim with jokes.
- Many of these works are crammed with details and it is humanly impossible to recreate them.
- The place is crammed with them, far too many to take in during one visit.
- The room was crammed with suitcases, footwear, clothes and other odds and ends strewn carelessly around.
Synonyms stuff, pack, jam, fill, crowd, throng overfill, fill up, fill to overflowing, stuff to the gills, fill to the brim, overcrowd, overload - 1.1 Force (people or things) into a place or container that is or appears to be too small to contain them.
（人）拥挤 it's amazing how you've managed to cram everyone in 令人惊奇的是你是怎么把所有人都塞进去的。 figurative he had crammed so much into his short life 〈喻〉他在短暂的一生中做了这么多事情。 Example sentencesExamples - Yesterday all my stuff arrived in Brixton and is now crammed into my room.
- Developers are seeking to cram far too many dwellings on to the site.
- All 20 of us were crammed into a cage, it really was a squeeze.
- There was a lifetimes worth of knowledge, all crammed into a room's worth of books.
- The average age of the 2,000 squealing fans crammed into the Civic Hall is 14.
- There are about perhaps 500 people crammed into this small space.
- There are dwellings crammed into every corner, up high and down low.
- The room was lined with bears, crammed into tiny isolation cages.
- Don't try to cram too many people around a small dining room table.
- Over 300 people can be crammed tightly in the car whose capacity is only 200 people.
- How did you cram so many nice things about me in that review?
- In every issue you folks manage to cram lots of good stuff onto those pages.
- Everyone has seen on television a packed football ground with 50,000 spectators crammed together.
- Crammed into the truck are men and women wearing yellow stars.
- The chamber was now so tightly crammed with pallets that there was scarcely room to walk between them.
- When he observed the multitude of people crammed into the small space, he stopped short.
- Once again, writers like to cram a lot of material into a single sentence.
- Are the brightly-coloured birds you see crammed into cages by street vendors being sold illegally?
- Hidden because she works at home on sewing machines crammed into a corner of her laundry.
- To say I crammed too many tomatoes into that small section is an understatement.
- Because they are crammed so tightly, the birds go crazy and peck at each other.
Synonyms force, ram, thrust, plunge, push, pile, stick, jam, pack, compress, squeeze, wedge, press, tamp, pound, drive, hammer, bang informal shove, stuff - 1.2no object (of a number of people) enter a place that is too small to accommodate all of them.
（人）拥挤 they all crammed into the car 他们全都挤进了汽车里。 Example sentencesExamples - There were 4 people that just crammed into the small car.
- Strictly speaking, the club's crowd limit was around 50, but at least double that number usually crammed in.
- We crammed out the backseat of the crummy car, and took what little we had out of the trunk.
- Everyone crammed in the car about a hour later all talking excitedly.
- People crammed into cars with their household possessions and drove out of the city.
- Jazz fans crammed in to Westcliff's Cliffs Pavilion for the Echo's charity jazz night.
- Crowds will cram into Cathedral Square to be among the first in the world to witness the dawn of the 21st century.
- Numbers of backers crammed into schools and auditoriums.
- The 5,000 strong crowd crammed into an airplane hanger in rural Ohio.
- At Victoria Park, fans crammed into any space available.
- I crammed unceremoniously into their car.
- Everyone crammed into the insufficient accommodation as best they could.
- Thousands more crammed into an adjacent room to listen via closed-circuit TV.
- Normally, we have a big car, but it's in the shop, so we have to cram into our other small car.
- On the first night it was opened, twice that number of people crammed in.
- So we all crammed into the car and headed to the Dells.
- My friends had invited me on a drive so we all crammed in the car and set off.
- A crowd of over 400 crammed into the hall, leaving standing room only, to join the record numbers of award winners.
- Husband, wife and son crammed into the boot of his car.
- A crowd of 7,575 crammed into Gigg Lane for the game.
Synonyms crowd, crush, pack, jam, squash, wedge oneself, shove, push, jostle, throng, force one's way, thrust
2no object Study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination. （考试前）临时抱佛脚 lectures were called off so students could cram for the semester finals 讲课被取消了，好让学生集中时间复习并准备期末考试。 Example sentencesExamples - Sitara wandered over to the round tables, were several students crammed together, their heads bent and studying.
- It was their final year of university and all the students were beginning to cram for final examinations.
- He'll get up at 5.30 the next morning for a final cram.
- The camera followed this fish out of water rocker as he auditions for the marching band and crams for finals.
- Even for a fast learner, though, four months is an awfully short time to cram.
- A familiar sight during the exam period; as drowsiness sets in, coffee helps a student stay awake and cram for those finals.
- I crammed for a week before taking Step 2 of the Boards.
- The two college students cramming for finals at the next table certainly agreed.
- Students cram for mid-term and final exams, and attend lectures for the rest of the semester.
- How many times had they crammed for exams on the soft, overstuffed couch?
- I was rushing to get to class-and trying to cram for my next period's geography quiz.
- I registered to take the February exam, paid $6 for the study booklet, and crammed for a week before the test.
- There are too many students who believe in cramming rather than studying.
- Unlike fanatical me, they were all planning on cramming for their finals.
- When they weren't cramming for the upcoming tests they were practicing for the contest.
- Parents drive their children to cram up for examinations and woe forbid, if the child is a prodigy.
- Students really should get a good night's sleep after cramming for an exam.
- Justine remembered that Kylie had been cramming mightily for the test when they last spoke.
- This will help me forgetting it, yet I know I will just be another student who crams.
- Unfortunately, after holidays comes the time to rush to finish projects, and then cram for exams.
Synonyms study intensively, revise informal swot, mug up, bone up
OriginOld English crammian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch krammen 'to cramp or clamp'. Rhymesam, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam Definition of cram in US English: cramverbkræmkram 1with object Completely fill (a place or container) to the point that it appears to be overflowing. 把…塞满（或挤满，装满） the ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts 床边的烟灰缸里盛满了烟头。 Example sentencesExamples - The place is crammed with them, far too many to take in during one visit.
- Each bus is crammed full of passengers, luggage strapped on the roof racks.
- Sighing loudly, I made my way back into the hall which was now crammed to capacity.
- The place was crammed with Turkish fans who couldn't wait for their heroes to become world champions.
- The episodes on the second volume worked because they were crammed to the brim with jokes.
- For example issues of the Chronicle of Higher Education are crammed to the brim with advertising from online education companies.
- Our livestock buildings are becoming ever more crammed, ruling out species-specific animal husbandry.
- Instead she found herself in a room so crammed full of people that there was nowhere for her to sit.
- Every public place, including the hospital, schools and churches, are crammed to capacity.
- The flyover, roads and even pavements are crammed with vehicles.
- The room was crammed with suitcases, footwear, clothes and other odds and ends strewn carelessly around.
- This salsa is very chunky and crammed full of tomatoes.
- The place is crammed with cinema memorabilia - room after room packed full of it.
- Unlike her last, this is not an album crammed to the brim with hit singles.
- A favourite with day-trippers, the small town is crammed with glittering gift shops, candyfloss and tourists.
- The caravan park was crammed with campers, vans and tents.
- Like all the entries in the encyclopedia, this one is crammed with details.
- I agree with most people, the place is crammed with achingly cool Danes.
- Many of these works are crammed with details and it is humanly impossible to recreate them.
- Cars are filled and shopping centres and retail parks are crammed to capacity.
Synonyms stuff, pack, jam, fill, crowd, throng - 1.1 Force (people or things) into a place or container that is or appears to be too small to contain them.
（人）拥挤 it's amazing how you've managed to cram everyone in 令人惊奇的是你是怎么把所有人都塞进去的。 figurative he had crammed so much into his short life 〈喻〉他在短暂的一生中做了这么多事情。 he crammed the sandwiches into his mouth 他把三明治全塞进了嘴里。 Example sentencesExamples - Over 300 people can be crammed tightly in the car whose capacity is only 200 people.
- All 20 of us were crammed into a cage, it really was a squeeze.
- Are the brightly-coloured birds you see crammed into cages by street vendors being sold illegally?
- There are about perhaps 500 people crammed into this small space.
- To say I crammed too many tomatoes into that small section is an understatement.
- The room was lined with bears, crammed into tiny isolation cages.
- How did you cram so many nice things about me in that review?
- Hidden because she works at home on sewing machines crammed into a corner of her laundry.
- Developers are seeking to cram far too many dwellings on to the site.
- Yesterday all my stuff arrived in Brixton and is now crammed into my room.
- In every issue you folks manage to cram lots of good stuff onto those pages.
- When he observed the multitude of people crammed into the small space, he stopped short.
- Everyone has seen on television a packed football ground with 50,000 spectators crammed together.
- Because they are crammed so tightly, the birds go crazy and peck at each other.
- The chamber was now so tightly crammed with pallets that there was scarcely room to walk between them.
- Crammed into the truck are men and women wearing yellow stars.
- There was a lifetimes worth of knowledge, all crammed into a room's worth of books.
- Once again, writers like to cram a lot of material into a single sentence.
- There are dwellings crammed into every corner, up high and down low.
- The average age of the 2,000 squealing fans crammed into the Civic Hall is 14.
- Don't try to cram too many people around a small dining room table.
Synonyms force, ram, thrust, plunge, push, pile, stick, jam, pack, compress, squeeze, wedge, press, tamp, pound, drive, hammer, bang - 1.2no object (of a number of people) enter a place or space that is or seems to be too small to accommodate all of them.
（人）拥挤 they all crammed into the car 他们全都挤进了汽车里。 Example sentencesExamples - The 5,000 strong crowd crammed into an airplane hanger in rural Ohio.
- My friends had invited me on a drive so we all crammed in the car and set off.
- There were 4 people that just crammed into the small car.
- Strictly speaking, the club's crowd limit was around 50, but at least double that number usually crammed in.
- A crowd of 7,575 crammed into Gigg Lane for the game.
- People crammed into cars with their household possessions and drove out of the city.
- Husband, wife and son crammed into the boot of his car.
- On the first night it was opened, twice that number of people crammed in.
- Normally, we have a big car, but it's in the shop, so we have to cram into our other small car.
- Thousands more crammed into an adjacent room to listen via closed-circuit TV.
- Jazz fans crammed in to Westcliff's Cliffs Pavilion for the Echo's charity jazz night.
- A crowd of over 400 crammed into the hall, leaving standing room only, to join the record numbers of award winners.
- At Victoria Park, fans crammed into any space available.
- Numbers of backers crammed into schools and auditoriums.
- I crammed unceremoniously into their car.
- Everyone crammed into the insufficient accommodation as best they could.
- So we all crammed into the car and headed to the Dells.
- Everyone crammed in the car about a hour later all talking excitedly.
- Crowds will cram into Cathedral Square to be among the first in the world to witness the dawn of the 21st century.
- We crammed out the backseat of the crummy car, and took what little we had out of the trunk.
Synonyms crowd, crush, pack, jam, squash, wedge oneself, shove, push, jostle, throng, force one's way, thrust
2no object Study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination. （考试前）临时抱佛脚 lectures were called off so students could cram for finals 讲课被取消了，好让学生集中时间复习并准备期末考试。 Example sentencesExamples - Unfortunately, after holidays comes the time to rush to finish projects, and then cram for exams.
- How many times had they crammed for exams on the soft, overstuffed couch?
- Unlike fanatical me, they were all planning on cramming for their finals.
- Parents drive their children to cram up for examinations and woe forbid, if the child is a prodigy.
- When they weren't cramming for the upcoming tests they were practicing for the contest.
- The two college students cramming for finals at the next table certainly agreed.
- Justine remembered that Kylie had been cramming mightily for the test when they last spoke.
- He'll get up at 5.30 the next morning for a final cram.
- I crammed for a week before taking Step 2 of the Boards.
- I was rushing to get to class-and trying to cram for my next period's geography quiz.
- I registered to take the February exam, paid $6 for the study booklet, and crammed for a week before the test.
- A familiar sight during the exam period; as drowsiness sets in, coffee helps a student stay awake and cram for those finals.
- The camera followed this fish out of water rocker as he auditions for the marching band and crams for finals.
- Sitara wandered over to the round tables, were several students crammed together, their heads bent and studying.
- There are too many students who believe in cramming rather than studying.
- This will help me forgetting it, yet I know I will just be another student who crams.
- It was their final year of university and all the students were beginning to cram for final examinations.
- Students cram for mid-term and final exams, and attend lectures for the rest of the semester.
- Even for a fast learner, though, four months is an awfully short time to cram.
- Students really should get a good night's sleep after cramming for an exam.
Synonyms study intensively, revise
OriginOld English crammian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch krammen ‘to cramp or clamp’. |