cram into
cram into — 片語動詞
- cram intobase form
- crams into3rd person singular
- cramming into-ing form
- crammed intopast simple
1. to push or pack too many people or objects into an area that is too small to hol
擠進；塞入
強行將過多人或物放入狹小空間
to push or pack too many people or objects into an area that is too small to hold them comfortably, often causing overcrowding or tightness.
Refugees fleeing the war were crammed into tiny cells with no windows.
難民被擠進狹小的牢房裡。
passive: be crammed into [small space]
Airlines are cracking down on passengers who try to cram as much luggage as they possibly can into overhead compartments.
航空公司正在嚴查那些試圖把行李硬塞進頭頂行李架的乘客。
active: try to cram [object] into [container]
The movers crammed all the furniture into one tiny truck.
搬家工人把所有傢俱都塞進了一輛小卡車。
active: cram [objects] into [space]
Twenty students were crammed into a classroom built for only ten.
二十名學生被擠進一間只能容納十個人的教室。
- cram people into
- cram luggage into
- cram furniture into
- be crammed into a room/bus/truck
- squeeze into
more gradual; suggests making something fit with effort, not necessarily overcrowding
- pack into
more neutral; can describe orderly filling as well as forcing
- stuff into
more informal; suggests pushing items in carelessly or roughly
- spread out
to arrange things with more space between them
文法句型
cram + object + into + space
be crammed into + space
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be crammed into) when describing people being forced into an area. The active voice is more common when the subject deliberately packs objects.
常見錯誤
2. to fit many tasks, events, or activities into a limited amount of time, often ma
排滿；塞滿
在短時間內安排大量活動
to fit many tasks, events, or activities into a limited amount of time, often making the schedule feel very full or rushed.
This design takes six months to a year, so cramming it into a month is very challenging.
這個設計需要六個月到一年的時間，所以把它壓縮到一個月內完成非常困難。
gerund subject: cramming + into + [short time]
There was more excitement crammed into the final 10 minutes of the match than the previous 80.
比賽最後十分鐘的精采程度，比前面八十分鐘加起來還多。
passive: be crammed into [time period]
The organisers crammed six music acts into one evening.
主辦單位把六組音樂表演塞進同一個晚上。
active: cram [events] into [time]
Mei-Ling crammed a week's worth of meetings into just two days.
Mei-Ling 把原本一週的會議量擠進了兩天內完成。
- cram events/activities into
- cram work into
- excitement crammed into
- cram meetings into a day/week
- squeeze in
more informal; can apply to adding one extra item rather than filling the entire period
- pack into
similar meaning; 'pack' is slightly more neutral in tone
- fit into
less forceful; does not necessarily imply the schedule is too full
- spread over
to arrange events with longer gaps between them
文法句型
cram + events + into + time period
be crammed into + time period
用法筆記
This sense always carries the implication of an overly tight or ambitious schedule. Often used in the passive voice (excitement/activities crammed into a timeframe). The subject is typically an activity or event, and the object is a time period.