Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.
车厢很快就变得拥挤、闷热，
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 44 Speed and comfort
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 火车;行列;一系列相关的事情; 拖裾;
v. 训练;教育;培养;修整;
💡 train(draw)→教养；训练；列车；行列；导火线
"The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether."
火车愈来愈慢，最后完全停了。
近义：illustrate, instruct, master, prepare, qualify, raise
adj. 闷热的，不通气的;古板的，保守的;枯燥无味的;一本正经的;
💡 stuff填满 + y...的→一味填满 → 乏味的
"a stuffy, airless room"
空气沉闷不通风的房间
近义：thick, airless, impacted, jammed, stuck, clogged
adv. 立刻，马上;一会儿，不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
adj. 狭窄的;难懂的;
v. 夹紧(cramp的过去式);用夹钳夹;约束;
"The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence."
房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
近义：jerky, spasmodic, spastic, convulsive, fitful, narrow