"packed like sardines" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 像沙丁鱼一样挤

Definition

用来形容地方非常拥挤，人或物像沙丁鱼罐头一样被挤在一起。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于口语，形容公共交通或热闹场所人多太挤，比喻用法。表达可以带幽默感或抱怨。

Examples

The train was packed like sardines this morning.

今天早上火车里的人**像沙丁鱼一样挤**。

We were packed like sardines in the elevator.

我们在电梯里**像沙丁鱼一样挤在一起**。

The classroom was packed like sardines during the exam.

考试时教室里的人**像沙丁鱼一样挤**。

We got on the bus, and it was already packed like sardines.

我们上了公交车，发现里面已经**像沙丁鱼一样挤**了。

You should have seen the concert crowd—everyone was packed like sardines!

你应该看看演唱会的人群，大家**像沙丁鱼一样挤在一起**！

It's always packed like sardines on the subway at rush hour.

高峰期地铁里总是**像沙丁鱼一样挤**。