Word · Frequency #11101
overcrowded
过度拥挤的
filled with too many people or things
- 1.
Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.
容纳人数超过面积容量的
容纳人数超过面积容量的；挤满的; 过度拥挤的
In use
The morning train was so overcrowded that I had to stand the entire journey.
The school's classrooms are overcrowded, with more than 40 students in each room.
Living in an overcrowded city can be stressful due to the constant noise and traffic.
overcrowded + noun
用作定语，修饰名词
an overcrowded classroom
一个过度拥挤的教室
be overcrowded with + noun
with 后接造成拥挤的人或物
The train was overcrowded with passengers.
火车挤满了乘客。
become/get overcrowded
强调变化过程
The city has become overcrowded due to migration.
这座城市因移民而变得过度拥挤。
Common mistakes
The classroom overcrowded.The classroom is overcrowded.
形容词 overcrwoded 作表语时不能缺少系动词。
The bus is too overcrowded.The bus is overcrowded.
overcrowded 本身已含有‘过度’之意，与 too 连用造成语义重复。
Connections
Collocations
- overcrowded classroom
- 拥挤不堪的教室
- The overcrowded classroom made it hard for students to concentrate.拥挤不堪的教室使学生难以集中注意力。
- overcrowded prison
- 过度拥挤的监狱
- The overcrowded prison has become a serious human rights concern.过度拥挤的监狱已成为严重的人权问题。
- overcrowded city
- 人口过密的城市
- Many families are leaving the overcrowded city for the suburbs.许多家庭正离开人口过密的城市搬到郊区。
- overcrowded train
- 拥挤不堪的火车
- She had to stand all the way on the overcrowded train.她在拥挤不堪的火车上站了一路。
- overcrowded conditions
- 过度拥挤的环境
- The refugees are living in overcrowded conditions.难民们生活在过度拥挤的环境中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：人群(crowd)超过(over)限度，就像早高峰地铁挤成沙丁鱼罐头，即“过度拥挤的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：housing、public transport、schools overcrowded 是中性说法，多用于描述住房、公共交通、学校等场所因人或物过多而显得拥挤的情况；正式和非正式场合都比较常见。
Grammar Note
注意：overcrowded常与介词with连用，表示被某物挤满。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes have the same /aʊdɪd/ ending as overcrowded: crowded, clouded, shrouded. Loaded and decided are spelling lookalikes that also end in -ded but have different vowel sounds (/oʊ/ and /aɪ/), so they do not rhyme.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.