crowd into
crowd into — 片語動詞
- crowd intobase form
- crowds into3rd person singular
- crowding into-ing form
- crowded intopast simple
1. when a large number of thoughts, memories, or feelings rise up in your mind at o
湧入心頭
大量思緒回憶同時浮現
when a large number of thoughts, memories, or feelings rise up in your mind at once, making it hard to focus on anything else.
As she walked through her childhood home, memories of her grandmother crowded into her mind.
當她走過童年的老家，關於祖母的回憶湧入她的心頭。
subject = memories; + into + mind
Dozens of ideas crowded into the young artist's head faster than he could write them down.
幾十個點子湧入年輕藝術家的腦海，速度快到他來不及寫下來。
subject = ideas crowding into + head
At night, worries about the exam crowded into Mei's thoughts and kept her awake.
到了晚上，考試的擔憂湧入小美的思緒，讓她整夜睡不著。
When Fatima saw the old photo, memories of her trip to Taipei crowded into her mind.
Fatima 看到那張舊照片時，台北之旅的回憶湧入她的心頭。
- flood into
stronger emphasis on suddenness and overwhelming quantity
- rush into
suggests speed rather than overwhelming volume
- fill (one's mind)
simpler, less vivid way to express the same idea
文法句型
thoughts/memories/feelings crowd into + mind/head/consciousness
用法筆記
Commonly used with abstract subjects (thoughts, memories, doubts, fears, feelings) rather than concrete nouns. The mental space is usually referred to as the mind, head, thoughts, or consciousness.
常見錯誤
2. when a large group of people enter a space that is small or limited, moving toge
湧入；擠進
大批人同時進入狹小空間
when a large group of people enter a space that is small or limited, moving together at once.
When the doors opened, hundreds of fans crowded into the stadium to find their seats.
大門一開，數百名粉絲湧入體育場尋找座位。
hundreds of people + crowd into + large venue still feeling full
The students crowded into the small classroom and sat on the floor for lack of chairs.
學生們擠進小小的教室，因為椅子不夠而坐在地板上。
intransitive with 'into a small space'
Passengers crowded into the train carriage, squeezing past one another with their luggage.
乘客們擠進火車車廂，拖著行李在人群中穿行。
Fans crowded into the narrow street outside the concert hall, hoping to catch a glimpse of the band.
歌迷們擠進音樂廳外的狹窄街道，希望能一睹樂團風采。
- spread out
opposite direction of movement — away from each other rather than together
文法句型
people crowd into + space/location
用法筆記
Unlike sense 3, this sense is intransitive — the people themselves are the subject, not the object. The space is typically described as small, cramped, or limited to highlight the tight fit.
常見錯誤
3. to force a large number of people or a large amount of things into a space that
塞入；擠滿
將大量人事物硬塞進小空間
to force a large number of people or a large amount of things into a space that is not big enough for them.
The tour guide crowded thirty tourists into a tiny minibus designed for twelve passengers.
導遊把三十名遊客塞進一輛只能載十二人的小巴士裡。
transitive: guide crowded + tourists + into + tiny minibus
Mama Lin crowded all the vegetables into a small basket and carried it to the kitchen.
林媽媽把所有蔬菜塞進一個小籃子裡，然後提進廚房。
things as object: crowded + vegetables + into + basket
The organisers crowded too many chairs into the hall, leaving no space for people to walk.
主辦單位在禮堂裡塞了太多椅子，幾乎沒留下走路的空間。
The nurse crowded all the medicine bottles into one drawer and shut it quickly.
護士把所有藥瓶塞進一個抽屜，然後迅速關上。
- squeeze into
less formal, sounds more uncomfortable
- pack into
overlaps in meaning, but 'pack' can sound more organised
- jam into
more forceful, suggests things barely fit
- leave space
the opposite action — to not fill a space completely
文法句型
subject + crowd + object (people/things) + into + space
用法筆記
This is the only transitive sense of 'crowd into'. The subject is the person or organiser doing the packing, and the object is what gets packed. Without an object, use sense 2 instead.