Word · Frequency #11101
overcrowded
过度拥挤的
核心释义
filled with too many people or things
- 1.
容纳人数超过面积容量的
Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.
容纳人数超过面积容量的；挤满的; 过度拥挤的
用法In use
The morning train was so overcrowded that I had to stand the entire journey.
用法提示：overcrowded 在此句中作形容词，描述火车过度拥挤的状态。
The school's classrooms are overcrowded, with more than 40 students in each room.
用法提示：overcrowded 用作形容词，说明教室人数过多。
Living in an overcrowded city can be stressful due to the constant noise and traffic.
用法提示：overcrowded 修饰城市，表示人口密度过高。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意：overcrowded常与介词with连用，表示被某物挤满。
发音与拼写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.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.