音标:英 /ˈkraʊdɪd/,美 /ˈkraʊdɪd/
词性:形容词(adj.)
核心含义:形容空间因大量人或物存在而显得密集、不宽敞;也可表示日程、思绪等抽象事物“排满的”“充满的”。
物理空间拥挤:指场所、交通工具等因人数或物体过多而拥挤不堪。
例:a crowded city of 2 million(一个有200万人口的拥挤城市)
例:The subway is always crowded during rush hour(早高峰时地铁总是很拥挤)
抽象概念密集:形容日程、市场、思绪等充满事件或内容。
例:a crowded schedule(排满的日程)
例:Her mind felt crowded with unresolved questions(她的思绪被未解的问题挤满)
| 搭配类型 | 常见短语 | 示例句子 |
|---|---|---|
| 基础名词搭配 | crowded bus/street/room | The bus was so crowded that I couldn’t find a seat(公交车太挤,我找不到座位) |
| 介词搭配 | crowded with + 人/物 | The market was crowded with vendors(市场挤满了小贩) |
| crowded by + 施动者 | The stage was crowded by dancers(舞台被舞者挤满) | |
| 抽象概念搭配 | crowded marketplace/field/thoughts | The startup operates in a crowded field of competitors(这家初创公司处于竞争激烈的领域) |
| 副词修饰搭配 | extremely/dangerously crowded | The emergency room was dangerously crowded last night(急诊室昨晚危险地拥挤) |
比较级与最高级:
比较级:more crowded;最高级:most crowded(用于名词短语中时需加定冠词 the)
例:Yangmingshan is the most crowded of Taiwan's scenic spots(阳明山是台湾风景区中最拥挤的)
近义词与反义词:
近义词:packed(塞满的)、jammed(堵塞的)、congested(拥挤的)
反义词:empty(空的)、spacious(宽敞的)、quiet(安静的)
The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way(火车太挤,我不得不全程站着)
Never before has a summit had such a crowded agenda(从来没有一个峰会的议程排得这么满)
The small apartment often feels uncomfortably crowded(小公寓常令人不适地拥挤)
It's better to avoid crowded places during the festival(节日期间最好避开拥挤的地方)
The classroom was crowded with students during the exam(考试时教室里挤满了学生)
重音在第一音节 /ˈkraʊdɪd/,其中“ow”发 /aʊ/(类似“嗷”),“ed”轻读为 /ɪd/(类似“艾德”)。
易混淆点:避免将“ed”读成 /d/ 或 /t/,正确发音为轻短的 /ɪd/。
从拥挤的街道到繁忙的日程,crowded 是描述“密集状态”的万能词汇。你是否曾在拥挤的公共场所中感到不适?或是被排满的日程压得喘不过气?不妨用这个词描述你的经历。