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  • Conjugation : past  crammed ; ing  cramming
  • Derivatives : n  crammer
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

cram [kræm]
  1. 1. vt. to cram sth into sth 将某物塞入某物
  2. 2. vt. to cram sb into sth 将某人挤入某物
  3. 3. vt. [+place] (fill) 挤满
  4. 4. vi. [+building, vehicle] to cram into sth 挤进某处
  5. 5. vi. (for exam) 临时抱佛脚
    to cram sth with {or} full of sth
    用某物将某物塞得满满的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

cram [kræm] [kræm]
  1. 1. vt. 塞满装满,把…装满挤满
  2. 2. vt. 塞,填,把…塞进(或塞入)
    cram papers into a drawer
    文件塞进抽屉
  3. 3. vt. 贪婪地吃(食物),吃饱,喂饱;喂得过多
  4. 4. vt. 填鸭式地赶(学生考试功课;(为应考而)“临时抱佛脚”,死记硬背功课)以应付考试
  5. 5. vi. 狼吞虎咽地吃,贪婪吃,吃过多(或过快),吃得太饱
  6. 6. vi. 仓促准备应试临时准备应考;赶(考试功课
  7. 7. noun 填塞压碎
  8. 8. noun 赶功课以应考死记硬背应考

Collins English-English Dictionary

cram [kræm]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to force (people, material, etc) into (a room, container, etc) with more than it can hold; stuff
  2. 2. vt. to eat or cause to eat more than necessary
  3. 3. vt. [informal] to study or cause to study (facts, etc), esp for an examination, by hastily memorizing
  4. 4. n the act or condition of cramming
  5. 5. n a crush
  6. 6. n [Etymology] Old English crammian; related to Old Norse kremja to press

Examples

cram papers into a drawer
把文件塞进抽屉 cram
to cram sth with {or} full of sth
用某物将某物塞得满满的 cram
充塞
fill (up); cram
有些学生平时不努力,考前临时抱佛脚。
Some students are lazy most of the time, and then try to cram just before the exams. 抱佛脚

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