overcrowding
美 [,ovɚ'kraʊdɪŋ]
- n. 过度拥挤；挤满
- v. 过度拥挤（overcrowd的ing形式）；把…塞得过满
助记提示
1、over- "too much, above normal" + crowd + -ing.
双语例句
- 1. Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste.
- 人口过多使得城市的垃圾处理能力达到了极限。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels.
- 学生抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding.
- 政府对监狱拥挤不堪的问题不闻不问。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions led to disease in the refugee camps.
- 过度拥挤和恶劣的卫生状况导致难民营中出现疾病。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Overcrowding imposes mental strains.
- 过度拥挤使精神紧张.
来自《简明英汉词典》
