chock-a-block

adjective

/ˌtʃɒk ə ˈblɒk/

/ˌtʃɑːk ə ˈblɑːk/

(especially British English)

(British English also chocka

/ˈtʃɒkə/

/ˈtʃɑːkə/

)

[not before noun] (informal)

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chock-a-block (with something/somebody) very full of things or people pressed close together充满；挤满；塞满
- The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments.架子上堆满了装饰品。
- It was chock-a-block in town today (= full of people).今天城里人多得不得了。
Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally in nautical use, with reference to tackle having the two blocks run close together): from chock (in chock-full) and block.