crowd in
crowd in — phrasal verb
- crowd inbase form
- crowds in3rd person singular
- crowding in-ing form
- crowded inpast simple
1. When worries, memories, or questions suddenly enter your mind in large numbers a
When worries, memories, or questions suddenly enter your mind in large numbers and make it difficult to think about anything else.
Whenever Niran tries to sleep, anxious thoughts crowd in and keep him awake for hours.
thoughts crowd in + keep someone awake
After the funeral, memories of her grandmother began to crowd in on Defne.
crowd in on [someone]
Haruto told his therapist that doubts about his career crowd in every time he faces a big decision.
As exams approached, worries about failing crowded in and Kwame could barely focus.
文法句型
crowd in on [someone]
用法筆記
Only used for abstract things like thoughts, memories, or worries — not for physical crowds of people. The preposition 'on' introduces the person affected: 'doubts crowded in on her.'
常見錯誤
2. When a large number of people move into a place that feels too small, standing o
When a large number of people move into a place that feels too small, standing or sitting very close together.
Fans crowded in through the stadium gates long before the first match started.
crowd in through [entrance]
When the rain started suddenly, all the tourists crowded into the tiny souvenir shop at once.
crowd into [small place]
Children crowded in around the storyteller, sitting on the floor and on the armchairs.
Jason watched as passengers crowded into the subway car until no room was left.
- pack in
more informal, often used for entertainment venues like clubs and concert halls
- squeeze in
emphasises the tightness of the fit and the effort to enter
- spread out
move apart from each other, occupying more space
文法句型
crowd into [place]
用法筆記
Often describes movement into a confined space such as a room, vehicle, shop, or entrance. This sense is intransitive — the subject is the people who move. Do not add an object.
常見錯誤
3. To put too many people or objects into a space that is too small for them, so th
To put too many people or objects into a space that is too small for them, so that they are packed very tightly together.
The head teacher crowded thirty desks into a classroom built for twenty students.
crowd + number + into [space]
Brandon's family crowded four suitcases into the trunk of their small blue car.
The passengers were crowded into the back of the van with barely enough air.
Léa tried to crowd one more book onto the shelf, but it was already full.
- leave space
allow empty room around people or objects
文法句型
crowd [someone/something] into [space]
be crowded into [space]
用法筆記
The subject of the active sentence is the person who creates the tight arrangement. The passive form ('be crowded into') is very common, especially when describing how people are treated by organisers or authorities.