2 (also cramped up)SMALLunable to move properly and feeling uncomfortable because there is not enough space 〔因空间不够而〕受限制的,拥挤的
cramped muscles
挤得发麻的肌肉
3.WRITEwriting that is cramped is very small and difficult to read 〔字迹〕小而难认的,密密麻麻的
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cramped• I couldn't sleep on the plane - it was too cramped.• It was bare, cramped and impersonal.• Conditions on boardship were extremely cramped and uncomfortable.• I couldn't wait to move out of my crampedapartment.• You rest your crampedarms for a moment and push again.• It was hot, airless, badly lit, and generally had a cramped below-decks feel to it.• The troops have to sleep in cramped conditions on the floor with up to 20 in a single room.• The crampeddock area began to expand eastwards across the newly exposedterrain.• I hated working in that cramped little office.• cramped living conditions• Five workers were packed into a cramped office.• They worked from cramped offices near the mainstation.• I was becoming cramped on my branch but daren't move a muscle.• By comparison with trying to sleep on the crampedseating of today's long-haulflights it was luxury indeed.• We all felt stiff from having been cramped up in the back of the car for so long.
cramped conditions• I see people in very cramped conditions.• My place was not suitable, as I was living rather far out beyond Magdalen in more cramped conditions.• Yet, there is a lesson to be learned from such cramped conditions of culturalcreativity.• The troops have to sleep in cramped conditions on the floor with up to 20 in a single room.• Headteacher Terry Anderson said staff had been struggling in the cramped conditions since the school was opened in 1985.
cramped ♦︎ compact ♦︎ tight ♦︎ confinedThese words all describe a place that only has limited space.这些词均表示地方狭窄的、狭小的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a cramped / compact / confined place◆a cramped / compact room◆a cramped / tight / confined space◆a cramped / confined area◆cramped / confined conditions■cramped kræmpt (disapproving) (of a room or space) without enough space for the people in it(房间或空间)狭窄的,狭小的◆It's difficult working in such cramped conditions.在这么拥挤的环境里工作挺困难的。◆He lived for six months in a cold, cramped attic room.他在阴冷狭小的阁楼里住了六个月。ⓘ You describe a place as cramped when you think it is uncomfortable because it is too small. * cramped用来形容某处因太小而令人感到不舒服。OPPspacious ⇨ spacious■compact kəmˈpækt, ˈkɒmpækt; NAmEˈkɑːmpːkt (approving) (of a room or place) using only a small amount of space(房间或地方)紧凑的,体积小的◆The kitchen was compact but well equipped.厨房虽小但设备齐全。◆Edinburgh is a compact city.爱丁堡是一座很紧凑的城市。ⓘ You describe a place as compact when you think this is a good thing, because the available space has been used as effectively as possible. * compact含褒义,指空间紧凑、利用率高。■tight [usually before noun] with things or people packed closely together, leaving little space between them塞严实的;密集的;挤满的◆There was a tight group of people around the speaker.演讲人周围严严实实地挤了一群人。◆With six of us in the car it was a tight squeeze.小轿车里坐了我们六个人,挤得很。■confinedkənˈfaɪnd [usually before noun](of a space or area) small and enclosed by walls or sides(空间或场地)狭窄封闭的◆It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces.把动物关在狭小的空间里是残忍的。