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

• All these things cramped his progress.
  这一切妨碍了他的进步。
• A tiny cramped house without even a back yard.
  一所连后院都没有的狭窄小屋。
• I have no cramps and I feel strong. But then he would see the cramped hand.
  不过这一来它会看到这只抽筋的手了。
• He got up at last, cramped and rather chilly.
  最后他站起来，手脚麻木，觉得很冷。
• Lack of money cramped our efforts.
  资金紧缺限制了我们的努力。
• His left hand was cramped.
  他的左手抽筋了。
• 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。
• At least you won't be stuck in this cramped office all day.
  至少，你不需要一整天都呆在这狭窄的办公室里。
• Waiting for you to show up, I'm all cramped.
  就等着你出现，整个人都僵掉了！
• 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）。