"packed to the rafters" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 挤满（到天花板）
• 挤得水泄不通

Definition

形容一个地方人或东西极多，已经没空间了。常用来强调非常拥挤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化、生动的表达，多用于口语。用于描述场所拥挤，非常强调“挤满”。

Examples

The concert hall was packed to the rafters last night.

昨晚音乐厅**挤满了人**。

The store was packed to the rafters with holiday shoppers.

商店里**挤满了**节日购物的人。

The bus was packed to the rafters this morning.

今天早上公交车**挤得水泄不通**。

We got there late, and the place was already packed to the rafters.

我们到的时候，那里早就**挤满了人**。

My suitcase was packed to the rafters with clothes for the trip.

我的行李箱里**塞满了**旅行的衣服。

By the time the party started, the house was packed to the rafters.

聚会开始时，房子已经**挤满了人**。