The overcrowded subway cars during rush hour made it difficult for commuters to reach the exits quickly.
高峰时段过于拥挤的地铁车厢使通勤者难以迅速到达出口。
Which choice best defines “overcrowded”?
A — Filled with too many people or things. “overcrowded” means filled with too many people or things.
Which word means “filled with too many people or things”?
B — overcrowded. “overcrowded” means filled with too many people or things.
overcrowded — filled with too many people or things. In Chinese: 过于拥挤的.
overcrowded is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈkraʊdɪd/.
The overcrowded subway cars during rush hour made it difficult for commuters to reach the exits quickly. (高峰时段过于拥挤的地铁车厢使通勤者难以迅速到达出口。)
congested, packed, crammed — all close in meaning to overcrowded (filled with too many people or things).
spacious, uncrowded — each the opposite of overcrowded (filled with too many people or things).
Yes. overcrowded is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.