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chock-full

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌchock-ˈfull adjective [not before noun]  informalFULL completely full of people or things 装满的,塞满的chock-full of a pond chock-full of weeds 长满杂草的水塘
Examples from the Corpus
chock-fullFor Hugh the world was almost chock-full of traitors and liars and fools.chock-full ofThe bean soup, chock-full of smoked ham, was delicious.
Origin chock-full (1300-1400) Probably from → CHOKE1
ˌchock-ˈfull adjectiveChineseSyllable
full people of Corpus completely or things


chock-full
ˌchock-ˈfull adjective [not before noun]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: Probably from choke1
informal completely full of people or things
    chock-full of
    a pond chock-full of weeds


chock-fullBrE /ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtʃɑːk ˈfʊl/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] ~ (of sth/sb) (informal) completely full 塞满;挤满;充满