Word · Frequency #7577
cramming
临时抱佛脚；考前突击；死记硬背
cramming is the present participle of cram.
核心释义
to study or memorize a lot in a short time, especially for an examination
- 1.
压紧、填满或塞入；填塞过多
To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- 2.
填满食物至饱；塞满
To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
- 3.
为考试而快速记忆或学习
To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
- 4.
努力学习；用功
To study hard; to swot.
- 5.
贪婪地吃到饱；填饱自己
To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
塞进；塞满；填满；狼吞虎咽；吃撑；吃得过饱；压紧、填满或塞入；填塞过多；填满食物至饱；塞满；为考试而快速记忆或学习
用法In use
I had to cram all my clothes into one suitcase for the trip.
用法提示：动词cram表示‘塞满’，这里用不定式形式cram，后接宾语。
The subway was so crowded that commuters were crammed together like sardines.
用法提示：被动语态were crammed表示被塞满，形象描述拥挤。
She spent the whole night cramming for the history exam.
用法提示：cramming是动名词形式，表示‘死记硬背’。
cram sth into/onto sth
表示将某物塞入狭小空间。
She crammed all her clothes into the suitcase.
她把所有衣服都塞进了手提箱。
cram for sth
表示为了考试而突击学习。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cram for an exam
- 为考试临时抱佛脚
- She spent the weekend cramming for her math test.她周末都在临时抱佛脚准备数学考试。
- cram into
- 挤进；塞进
- We all crammed into the tiny car.我们都挤进了那辆小车里。
- cram with
- 用……塞满
- He crammed his backpack with books.他把书包塞满了书。
- crammed full of
- 塞满……的
- The room was crammed full of people.房间里挤满了人。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象考前把书本知识硬塞进脑子，就像把衣服塞满行李箱，又挤又急。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：考试学习、空间填充 cram作为动词，多用于描述临时抱佛脚式的学习（如‘考前突击’）或强行塞满空间（如‘塞满背包’），在口语和学术语境中都比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
Transitive use: cram something into/with something. Intransitive use: cram for an exam.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'cram' (/kræm/), sharing the same stressed vowel /æ/ and ending /m/. However, note that words like 'cream' (/kriːm/) look similar but do not rhyme, as they have a different vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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