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cramped

UK //kræmpt//US //kræmpt//

词源

源自中古英语 'crampen',与古挪威语 'krampr'(意为'紧的')有关,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根,表示'挤压'或'收缩'的意思。

adjective

❶ 指空间狭小拥挤,让人感到不舒服或难以活动。常用于描述房间、座位或交通工具等物理空间。

“The apartment was so cramped that we could barely move around.”

(公寓太狭小了,我们几乎无法走动。)

“She felt uncomfortable in the cramped airplane seat.”

(飞机座位很挤,她感到很不舒服。)

❶ 形容字迹或书写非常小而紧密,难以辨认。通常指因为空间有限而写得又小又密。

“His cramped handwriting was hard to read.”

(他密密麻麻的字迹很难辨认。)

“She wrote a cramped note in the margin of the book.”

(她在书页边缘写了一行挤在一起的小字。)

同义词:crowded, confined, tight, squeezed, packed

常见短语

cramped conditions — 指非常拥挤或空间受限的生活或工作环境,常带有负面含义。

“The refugees lived in cramped conditions in the temporary shelter.”

(难民们在临时避难所里生活在拥挤的环境中。)

cramped style — 形容写作或艺术表现方式拘谨、不舒展,缺乏自由发挥的空间。

“The artist's early works show a cramped style compared to his later pieces.”

(与后期作品相比,这位艺术家的早期作品风格显得拘谨。)