crowd in
crowd in — 片語動詞
- 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
湧入心頭
思緒回憶大量湧入，佔據心思
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.
每當 Niran 想睡覺時，焦慮的想法就會湧入心頭，讓他好幾個小時都睡不著。
thoughts crowd in + keep someone awake
After the funeral, memories of her grandmother began to crowd in on Defne.
葬禮結束後，關於祖母的回憶開始湧上 Defne 心頭。
crowd in on [someone]
Haruto told his therapist that doubts about his career crowd in every time he faces a big decision.
Haruto 告訴治療師，每次面對重大決定時，對職涯的懷疑就會湧入心頭。
As exams approached, worries about failing crowded in and Kwame could barely focus.
隨著考試將近，擔心失敗的念頭湧入心頭，Kwame 幾乎無法專心。
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
湧入
人群大量擠進狹小空間
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.
球迷在第一場比賽開始前很久就擠進了體育場的大門。
crowd in through [entrance]
When the rain started suddenly, all the tourists crowded into the tiny souvenir shop at once.
突然下起雨時，所有遊客同時湧進那間小小的紀念品店。
crowd into [small place]
Children crowded in around the storyteller, sitting on the floor and on the armchairs.
孩子們擠在說故事的人周圍，有的坐在地板上，有的坐在扶手椅上。
Jason watched as passengers crowded into the subway car until no room was left.
Jason 看著乘客擠進地鐵車廂，直到完全沒有空間。
- 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
塞入
將太多人或物放入狹小空間
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.
校長把三十張課桌椅塞進一間只能容納二十名學生的教室。
crowd + number + into [space]
Brandon's family crowded four suitcases into the trunk of their small blue car.
Brandon 一家人把四個行李箱塞進他們那輛藍色小車的後車廂。
The passengers were crowded into the back of the van with barely enough air.
乘客被塞進廂型車後座，車內幾乎沒有足夠的空氣。
Léa tried to crowd one more book onto the shelf, but it was already full.
Léa 想再塞一本書到書架上，但書架已經完全滿了。
- 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.