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

• Lack of money cramped our efforts.
  资金紧缺限制了我们的努力。
• 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 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。
• Sitting in a cramped space for hours on end can be uncomfortable.
  坐在拥挤的空间中个把小时绝对不会舒服。
• His left hand was cramped.
  他的左手抽筋了。
• A structure resembling a shoebox ( as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment).
  一种外观上类似于鞋盒的建筑（如一座长方形的建筑或是一间狭促的屋子或隔间）。
• I hope you're not gonna feel too cramped up here.
  我希望你不会觉得这里太狭促。
• My place is rather cramped.
  舍间逼仄。
• In the Middle Ages, science was cramped by ignorance and superstition.
  中世纪时，科学的发展受到无知和迷信的束缚。
• 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。