sardinewise

副词 adv.

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. Packed tightly into a small space. figuratively,not-comparable
    — And what added so much to the charm of this delightful concert was that the guests were not packed together sardinewise, as they are at most concerts; they were comparatively few and well chosen, and could get up and walk about and talk to their friends between the pieces […]

词源

From sardine + -wise, from the way that those fish are tinned.
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