cramped

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cramped /kræmpt/ ●○○ adjective  1  SMALLa cramped room, building etc does not have enough space for the people in it 狭窄的，狭小的 → crowded The kitchen was small and cramped. 这间厨房又小又窄。 a cramped apartment 狭小的公寓套房 The troops slept in cramped conditions with up to 20 in a single room. 士兵们睡在拥挤的环境里，一个房间多达20人。► see thesaurus at small →4  See picture of 见图 SPACIOUS2  (also cramped up)SMALL unable to move properly and feeling uncomfortable because there is not enough space 〔因空间不够而〕受限制的，拥挤的 cramped muscles 挤得发麻的肌肉3. WRITEwriting that is cramped is very small and difficult to read 〔字迹〕小而难认的，密密麻麻的

Examples from the Corpus

cramped• I couldn't sleep on the plane - it was too cramped.• It was bare, cramped and impersonal.• Conditions on board ship were extremely cramped and uncomfortable.• I couldn't wait to move out of my cramped apartment.• You rest your cramped arms for a moment and push again.• It was hot, airless, badly lit, and generally had a cramped below-decks feel to it.• The troops have to sleep in cramped conditions on the floor with up to 20 in a single room.• The cramped dock area began to expand eastwards across the newly exposed terrain.• I hated working in that cramped little office.• cramped living conditions• Five workers were packed into a cramped office.• They worked from cramped offices near the main station.• I was becoming cramped on my branch but daren't move a muscle.• By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.• We all felt stiff from having been cramped up in the back of the car for so long.cramped conditions• I see people in very cramped conditions.• My place was not suitable, as I was living rather far out beyond Magdalen in more cramped conditions.• Yet, there is a lesson to be learned from such cramped conditions of cultural creativity.• The troops have to sleep in cramped conditions on the floor with up to 20 in a single room.• Headteacher Terry Anderson said staff had been struggling in the cramped conditions since the school was opened in 1985.

cramped adjectiveChinese  

a etc room, does have cramped building not Corpus

cramped
cramped /kræmpt/ adjective
1. a cramped room, building etc does not have enough space for the people in it ⇨ crowded:
    The kitchen was small and cramped.
    a cramped apartment
    The troops slept in cramped conditions with up to 20 in a single room.
2. (also cramped up) unable to move properly and feeling uncomfortable because there is not enough space:
    cramped muscles
3. writing that is cramped is very small and difficult to read
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ small not large in size, amount, or effect: a small boat | small businesses | a small amount of money | small changes
   ▪ little [usually before noun] small – used about objects, places, and living things. Used especially with other adjectives to show how you feel about someone or something: It’s a very pretty little town. | The poor little dog has hurt its leg. | The cake was decorated with little flowers.
   ▪ low used about prices, rents, levels, or standards: People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay fuel bills. | The crime rate in the area is relatively low.
   ▪ slight [usually before noun] small and not very important or not very noticeable: a slight problem | There’s been a slight improvement in his health. | a slight increase in sales
   ▪ minor small and not important or not serious: minor injuries | We’ve made some minor changes to the program.
   ▪ compact small – used about places, buildings etc in which space is used effectively, or about phones, cameras, cars etc which are designed to be much smaller than usual: The apartments are very compact. | a compact camera | It is a pleasant and compact city.
   ▪ poky especially British English used about a room, house etc that is too small: a poky bedroom | a poky flat
   ▪ cramped used about a space, room, or vehicle that is too small because people do not have enough room to move around: They all lived together in a cramped apartment. | The car feels cramped with four adults in it.

crampedBrE /kræmpt/ 🔊NAmE /kræmpt/ 🔊 adjectivea cramped room, etc. does not have enough space for the people in it 狭窄的；狭小的◆working in cramped conditions在拥挤的环境里工作(of people 人) not having room to move freely 拥挤的；缺少自由活动空间的(of sb's writing 字迹) with small letters close together and therefore difficult to read 密小难认的；密密麻麻的