overcrowded

/ˌoʊvɚˈkraʊdɪd/· adj.

政治/外交/军事B1

overcrowded
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Chinese meaning

过guò度dù拥yōng挤jǐ的de;超chāo载zài的de

过guò度dù拥yōng挤jǐ,超chāo出chū承chéng载zài量liàng

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渡dù轮lún严yán重zhòng超chāo载zài引yǐn发fā翻fān沉chén

Example

At least 44 people have died after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, police said.

警jǐng方fāng称chēng,津jīn巴bā布bù韦wéi卡kǎ里lǐ巴bā湖hú一yì艘sōu严yán重zhòng超chāo载zài的de渡dù轮lún翻fān沉chén,已yǐ造zào成chéng至zhì少shǎo44人rén死sǐ亡wáng。

Source: The Guardian · 12 Aug 2026

Background ✎

津jīn巴bā布bù韦wéi卡kǎ里lǐ巴bā湖hú一yī艘sōu严yán重zhòng超chāo载zài的de渡dù轮lún发fā生shēng翻fān沉chén,搜sōu救jiù行xíng动dòng仍réng在zài进jìn行xíng,失shī踪zōng乘chéng客kè待dài寻xún。

Roots · etymology

over- 前缀 + crowd 的过去分词形式

  • over(过度)+ crowded(拥挤的)

Collocations

  • overcrowded ferry / overcrowded prison / overcrowded classroom

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