cramped

英 [kræmpt]

美 [kræmpt]

adj.  狭窄的; 狭小的; 拥挤的; 缺少自由活动空间的; 密小难认的; 密密麻麻的
v.  阻碍，阻止(发展或进步)
cramp的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：cramped　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.11673 / COCA.9151

牛津词典

adj.

• 狭窄的；狭小的
  a cramped room, etc. does not have enough space for the people in it
  1. working in cramped conditions
     在拥挤的环境里工作
• 拥挤的；缺少自由活动空间的
  not having room to move freely
• 密小难认的；密密麻麻的
  with small letters close together and therefore difficult to read

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 狭窄的;狭小的
  Acrampedroom or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.
  1. There are hundreds of families living in cramped conditions on the floor of the airport lounge...
     数百个家庭住在机场候机室拥挤的地板上。
  2. In later years he lived in a rather cramped little flat in Bristol.
     他晚年住在布里斯托尔一间相当狭小的公寓内。

英英释义

adj

• constricted in size
  1. cramped quarters
  2. trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments

双语例句

• All these things cramped his progress.
  这一切妨碍了他的进步。
• He got up at last, cramped and rather chilly.
  最后他站起来，手脚麻木，觉得很冷。
• I know there's no meteor and that you just want to build another room for your cramped house.
  你就是想再建一个大房间以取代你那狭窄的旧屋子。
• Cramped in the noisy city, we have long lost the freedom and pastoral charm of the fields.
  我们早已失去了诗意田园和自由的空气，我们不得不萎缩在都市嘈杂而拥挤的屋檐下。
• If you have several pigs housed together in cramped quarters, you will need to clean more often.
  如果你在有限的空间有几头猪生活，你将需要清洗更频繁。
• At least you won't be stuck in this cramped office all day.
  至少，你不需要一整天都呆在这狭窄的办公室里。
• She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.
  她将能伸展一下蜷缩的四肢，休息几个小时。
• I have no cramps and I feel strong. But then he would see the cramped hand.
  不过这一来它会看到这只抽筋的手了。
• Byron was back aboard the cramped devilfish.
  拜伦又回到了狭窄的“乌贼号”上。
• There are hundreds of families living in cramped conditions on the floor of the airport lounge
  数百个家庭住在机场候机室拥挤的地板上。