cram

verb

1. 把…塞进；挤满；塞满
   to push or force sb/sth into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is full
   1. He crammed eight people into his car.
      他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
   2. I could never cram in all that she does in a day.
      我可做不了她在一天之内做的事情。
   3. I managed to cram down a few mouthfuls of food.
      我好歹狼吞虎咽地吃了几口东西。
   4. Supporters crammed the streets.
      街上挤满了支持者。
   5. We all managed to cram into his car.
      我们大家好歹都挤进了他的车。
2. （为应考）临时死记硬背
   to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam
   1. He's been cramming for his exams all week.
      他整个星期都一直在拼命准备应考。

1. VERB 把…塞进;使塞满
   If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them.
   1. While nobody was looking, she squashed her school hat and crammed it into a wastebasket...
      趁没人看见，她把校帽弄扁塞进了废纸篓。
   2. I crammed my bag full of swimsuits and T-shirts and caught the sleeper down to Beziers...
      我把泳衣和T恤衫塞进包里，乘卧铺前往贝济耶。
   3. She crammed her mouth with caviar.
      她嘴里塞满了鱼子酱。
2. VERB 挤进;拥进
   If people cram into a place or vehicle or cram a place or vehicle, so many of them enter it at one time that it is completely full.
   1. We crammed into my car and set off...
      我们挤进我的车子，然后出发了。
   2. Friends and admirers crammed the chapel at the small Los Angeles cemetery where Monroe is buried.
      朋友和仰慕者们挤进安葬梦露的洛杉矶小公墓的教堂里。
3. VERB (尤指匆忙地)戴上(帽子)
   If you cram a hat on, you put it on, especially in a hurry.
   1. I crammed on my cap again, helped the Duke up and tried to dust him off.
      我重新戴上帽子，扶公爵起身并掸去他身上的土。
4. VERB (为应考)临时死记硬背，填鸭式学习
   If you are cramming for an examination, you are learning as much as possible in a short time just before you take the examination.
   1. She was cramming for her Economics exam...
      她正在为应付经济学考试临阵磨枪。

1. While nobody was looking, she squashed her school hat and crammed it into a wastebasket
   趁没人看见，她把校帽弄扁塞进了废纸篓。
2. I crammed my bag full of swimsuits and T-shirts and caught the sleeper down to Beziers
   我把泳衣和T恤衫塞进包里，乘卧铺前往贝济耶。
3. She crammed her mouth with caviar.
   她嘴里塞满了鱼子酱。
4. We crammed into my car and set off
   我们挤进我的车子，然后出发了。
5. Friends and admirers crammed the chapel at the small Los Angeles cemetery where Monroe is buried.
   朋友和仰慕者们挤进安葬梦露的洛杉矶小公墓的教堂里。
6. I crammed on my cap again, helped the Duke up and tried to dust him off.
   我重新戴上帽子，扶公爵起身并掸去他身上的土。
7. She was cramming for her Economics exam
   她正在为应付经济学考试临阵磨枪。
8. It's difficult to cram everything into a tight schedule
   日程紧，很难把所有事情都安排进去。
9. Cram for one's English exam
   为应付考试，恶补英语
10. 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。
11. I goa cram school.
    我上的是补习学校。
12. The weather is so hot. No one wants to cram onto a bus.
    天气太热了，没人愿意挤公交。
13. After school, I go to a cram school like all my friends.
    放学后，我就像我的朋友那样去补习学校（学习）。
14. I suggest that you take it easy and try your best to cram more things in.
    我建议你放轻松，尽你最大的所能多背点东西。
15. My son goes to cram school every evening.
    我的儿子每晚都去上补习班。
16. I need more time to cram for the test.
    我需要更多时间来努力学习应对考试。
17. If you study all the semester, you won't need to cram for the examination.
    假如你整学期都很用功，你就不需要在考试前抱佛脚。
18. Cram criminals together and what do you get?
    把犯人挤到一起我们能得到什么？
19. I go to cram schools to supplement my regular education.
    除了一般的教育之外，我还上补习班作为辅助。
20. I attended a college entrance cram school for one year before I went to college.
    上大学之前，我参加过一年的高考补习班。
21. If you would study all the time, you wouldn't need to cram.
    如果你平时抓紧一切时间进行学习，你就不必考试前临时抱佛脚了。
22. After school, I go to a cram school.
    放学后，我会去补习班。
23. I have to cram for an English test tonight.
    今天晚上我得死记硬背准备英语考试。
24. Jason: Forget it. I go to cram school after school every day.
    杰森：别问了。我每天放学后都去补习。
25. Out of class, many students go to cram school.
    下了课，许多学生去上补习班。
26. They go to school all day and attend cram schools at night.
    他们白天整天上学，晚上上补习班。
27. I have a music class at cram school on Saturday.
    我星期六在补习班有一堂音乐课。
28. I would like to go to cram schools to improve my English ability.
    我想去补习班上课来改善我的英语能力。
29. You know what they call you at the cram school?
    你知道在学校里他们叫你什么吗？
30. I can avoid those last minute cram sessions before a quiz or an examination.
    这样我在测验或考试之前，就不必着急了。

  fill cram inflate stuff【导航词义：充满】

  fill v. （使）充满，挤满

〔辨析〕指（使）容器等装满某物或处所等挤满人；也可引申指使某人充满某种感情。

  cram v. 把…塞满，挤满

〔辨析〕指把某物塞入狭小的空间；也指人挤进或挤满某一交通工具、处所等。

  inflate v. （使）充气

〔辨析〕指某物充气膨胀，或指为某物充气。

  stuff v. 填满，装满

〔辨析〕指把某物装满；用于烹饪时则指给鸡、辣椒等填馅。

verb

1. prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

2. study intensively, as before an exam
   1. I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

   Synonym:    grind awaydrumbone upswotget upmug upswot upbone

3. crowd or pack to capacity
   1. the theater was jampacked

   Synonym:    jamjampackramchock upwad

4. put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
   1. cram books into the suitcase