"cramming" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 臨時抱佛腳
• 死記硬背

Definition

臨時大量學習內容，通常是在考試或截止日期前的緊急準備。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式、學生之間常用語，通常指為臨時應付考試而快速學習。常見有“cramming for an exam”等用法。

Examples

She was cramming all night before the big test.

她在大考前整晚都在**臨時抱佛腳**。

Last-minute cramming is not the best way to learn.

**臨時抱佛腳**不是最好的學習方式。

He finished cramming just before the bell rang.

他剛好在鈴聲響起前**臨時抱佛腳**完畢。

I don’t remember much from last semester—I was just cramming to pass my exams.

我幾乎不記得上學期的內容——那時只是為了通過考試而在**臨時抱佛腳**。

Everyone in the library was cramming the night before finals.

期末考前夕，圖書館裡所有人都在**臨時抱佛腳**。

Don’t rely on cramming—try to study a little bit every day instead.

別依賴**臨時抱佛腳**，試著每天學一點點。