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be cramped (in/for space)
形容物理空间狭小。
The kitchen is very cramped with only a small table.
厨房很狭窄，只有一张小桌子。
狭窄的；拥挤的；拮据的
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狭窄的；拥挤的；拮据的
Uncomfortably restricted in space or size; overcrowded; (of finances) limited
The kitchen is very cramped with only a small table.
厨房很狭窄，只有一张小桌子。
狭小局促的；拮据的
Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
过度拥挤的；堵塞的
Overcrowded or congested.
痉挛的；因痉挛而紧绷的
Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
(字迹)难以辨认的；潦草的
Illegible.
The hotel room was so cramped that we could barely move.
酒店房间非常狭窄，我们几乎无法移动。
Living in a cramped apartment in the city can be stressful.
住在城市里狭小的公寓里可能会让人感到压抑。
My workstation is cramped, with barely enough space for my laptop.
我的工作区很狭窄，几乎放不下我的笔记本电脑。
形容物理空间狭小。
The kitchen is very cramped with only a small table.
厨房很狭窄，只有一张小桌子。
形容字迹拥挤、难以辨认。
His cramped handwriting is difficult to read.
他难辨的笔迹很难阅读。
Not this
The classroom cramped 50 students.
Use this
The classroom was cramped with 50 students.
cramped 是形容词，不能直接带宾语；正确用法是 be + cramped with 表示‘因…而拥挤’。
Not this
This apartment is crampeder than ours.
Use this
This apartment is more cramped than ours.
cramped 是比较级使用 more 的双音节形容词，而非 -er 结尾。
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狭小拥挤的环境
The refugees were living in extremely cramped conditions.
难民们生活在极其狭小拥挤的环境中。
潦草难辨的字迹
His cramped handwriting was almost impossible to read.
他潦草难辨的字迹几乎无法辨认。
痉挛的肌肉
After the long hike, she stretched her cramped muscles.
长途徒步后，她拉伸了痉挛的肌肉。
手头紧
We're a bit cramped for money this month.
我们这个月手头有点紧。
空间不足
Our new kitchen is cramped for space.
我们的新厨房空间不足。
狭小的住处；拥挤的空间
After the twins were born, the family of four moved out of their cramped quarters into a larger house.
双胞胎出生后，这四口之家搬出了拥挤的小房子，住进了更大的房子。
空间不足；地方不够
We're a bit cramped for space in this tiny kitchen, but it works.
我们这个小厨房空间有点不够，但还凑合。
贫困的处境；拮据的境况
He grew up in cramped circumstances but never complained.
他在贫困的环境中长大，但从不抱怨。
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想象 cram（塞满）+ ped（脚）：脚都塞不下的地方，就是狭窄拥挤的 cramped。
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing a small or crowded room、describing handwriting or print、describing financial constraints cramped 通常用于描述空间狭小，也可引申指经济拮据或字迹潦草，具体含义取决于搭配；它在日常口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，正式程度适中。
常用作定语或表语，后接for或with说明拥挤的原因。
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