/kræm; kræm/
v
1 (a) [Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (into sth/in) push or force too much of sth into sth 将某物塞进某物中; 尽力塞入
*cram food into one's mouth, papers into a drawer 把食物塞到嘴里、文件塞进抽屉里
* The room's full; we can't cram any more people in. 屋里满满的, 再也挤不进去人了.
(b) [usu passive 通常用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) make sth (too) full 塞满某物; 将某物塞得满满的
*cram one's mouth with food 往嘴里塞满食物
* an essay crammed with quotations 引语连篇的文章
* The restaurant was crammed (with people). 餐厅里挤满了（人）.
2 ~ (for sth)
(a) [I, Ipr] (infml 口) learn a lot of facts in a short time, esp for an examination 突击式学习（尤指为应考）
*cram for a chemistry test 为应付化学考试而临时抱佛脚.
(b) [Tn] teach (sb) in this way 以注入方式教（某人）
*cram pupils 以填鸭方式教学生.

v past tense and past participlecrammedpresent participlecramming
[Language: Old English;Origin: crammian]
[T always + adverb/preposition]
to force something into a small space
cram sth into/onto etc sth
　Jill crammed her clothes into the bag.
　A lot of information has been crammed into this book.
[I always + adverb/preposition]
if a lot of people cram into a place or vehicle, they go into it so it is then full
cram in/into
　We all crammed in and Pete started the car.
　36,000 spectators crammed into the stadium to see the game.
[T]especially AmE if a lot of people cram a place, they fill it
　Thousands of people crammed the mall Sunday.
[I]
to prepare yourself for an examination by learning a lot of information quickly
British Equivalent: swot
　She's been cramming hard all week.
cram for
　I have to cram for my chemistry test tomorrow.
cram in [cram sth⇔in] phr v
to do a lot of activities in a short period of time
= pack in
　We crammed in as much sightseeing as possible during our stay in New York.