packed

Word family  noun pack package packaging packet packing packer adjective packed verb pack ≠ unpack package

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++packed /pækt/ ●○○ adjective  1  FULLextremely full of people 挤满人的，非常拥挤的 a packed courtroom 挤满人的法庭packed with The island was packed with tourists. 岛上满是游客。► see thesaurus at full2  packed with/full of something FULLcontaining a lot of a particular type of thing 充满某物的，有大量某物的 a new magazine packed with exciting recipes 一本收录大量诱人食谱的新杂志3. [not before noun]DLTPUT if you are packed, you have put everything you need into cases ready to go somewhere 收拾好行李的4  tightly/loosely/densely packed PRESSpressed, arranged etc closely or not closely together 紧密地/稀松地/密密地压[排列]在一起 houses tightly packed in rows 鳞次栉比的房屋

Examples from the Corpus

packed• The plane was packed, because a previous flight had been cancelled.• The club is so popular that it's usually packed by 9 o'clock.• Waterproofs, wellingtons or other strong footwear and a packed lunch.• I'd just as soon make do with a packed lunch.• There was a packed public gallery as the charges were formally read out by the court clerk.• packed snow• a packed theatre• Boy, the zoo is packed today.• On the day of her funeral the church was packed with friends and relatives.• St Peter's Square was packed with tourists.• Are you packed yet?packed with• The hotels were packed with tourists.• The new tourist guide is packed with useful informationFrom Longman Business Dictionarypackedpacked /pækt/ adjective extremely full of people or thingsThe president of Automobili Lamborghini introduced the new model at a packed press conference yesterday.

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packed /pækt/ adjective1. extremely full of people:
    a packed courtroom
    packed with
    The island was packed with tourists.
2. packed with/full of something containing a lot of a particular type of thing:
    a new magazine packed with exciting recipes
3. [not before noun] if you are packed, you have put everything you need into cases ready to go somewhere
4. tightly/loosely/densely packed pressed, arranged etc closely or not closely together:
    houses tightly packed in rows
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ full containing as much or as many things or people as possible, so there is no space left: The train was nearly full. | The cupboard was full of clothes. | He spilled a full cup of coffee on the carpet.
   ▪ filled with something full of something – use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: The envelopes were filled with cash.
   ▪ stuffed full of something completely full of something – use this about a container when lots of things have been put into it, often in an untidy way: The case was stuffed full of clothes.
   ▪ packed completely full of people – use this about a room, train etc: a packed restaurant | The courtroom will be packed with journalists.
   ▪ bursting (with something) extremely full of something: Her wardrobe was bursting with coats and shoes. | a small garden bursting with fruit and flowers
   ▪ crammed so full that you cannot fit anyone or anything else in – often used when you think there are too many people or things: In summer, the hotels are crammed with tourists. | The resort’s crammed beaches are uncomfortable in summer.
   ▪ teeming (with something) /ˈtiːmɪŋ/ full of people, animals etc that are all moving around: The rivers are teeming with fish.
   ▪ overflowing used about a container that is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: an overflowing bathtub | The drawers were overflowing with magazines.
   ▪ overloaded used about a vehicle or a ship which has too many people or things in it: an overloaded fishing boat | The trucks are often grossly overloaded (=far too overloaded).

packedBrE /pækt/ 🔊NAmE /pækt/ 🔊 adjectiveextremely full of people 异常拥挤的；挤满人的 SYN crowded ◆The restaurant was packed. 餐馆里坐满了客人。🔊🔊◆The show played to packed houses (= large audiences). 演出场场爆满。🔊🔊containing a lot of a particular thing 有大量…的；…极多的◆~ with sth The book is packed with information. 这本书资料丰富。🔊🔊◆-packed an information-packed book一本资料丰富的书tightly ~ pressed closely together 紧密压在一起的◆The birds' nests are lined with tightly packed leaves. 鸟巢有一层压得密密实实的树叶。🔊🔊 [not before noun] (informal) having put everything you need into cases, boxes, etc. before you go somewhere 收拾好行李◆I'm all packed and ready to go. 我已打点好行装，准备出发了。🔊🔊