vt. 3.(为考试而)死记硬背功课,临时准备应考 prepare oneself for an exam by studying very hard and quicky
vi. 4.为考试而)死记硬背 prepare (sb) for an exam in this way
词汇搭配
~+副词
cram up English for an exam 死记英语应付考试
~+介词
cram a suitcase with clothes 用衣服塞满箱子
cram oneself with food 塞饱肚皮
cram sth down sb's throat 把某物硬塞给某人吃下去;死记硬背
句型例句
用作不及物动词
▲S+~(+A)
He's been cramming for his exams all week.他整个星期都一直在拼命准备应考。
用作及物动词
▲S+~+n./pron. Stop cramming your mouth with food! 不要吃得太多!
The bus is full; you cannot cram any more people into it.公共汽车已经满了,挤不进更多的人了。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
Thirty of us were crammed into a small dark room.我们30个人被塞进一间小黑屋。
The streets were crammed with gay,laughing crowd.街上挤满了欢乐嬉笑的人群。