We were jammed together like sardines in a can.

我们像罐头里的沙丁鱼一般紧紧挤在一起。

《牛津词典》

The steamer arrived at the quay with the tourists packed like sardines.

汽船驶抵码头， 船上的旅客拥挤不堪。

《新英汉大辞典》

Most of this is canned, like sardines.

大多数制成罐头，如同沙丁鱼一样。

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It is so crowded that we are packed like sardines - just like small fish in a can.

VOA: special.2011.02.27

They had loads of room and the rest of us were stacked up like sardines right to the perimeter fences.

BBC: PAUL TRICKI

Mike Vasey of Cheyenne, Wyoming says even some normal-sized people can't fly comfortably when they are packed in the cabin like sardines.

CNN: Airline policies juggle larger passengers

One of the center squares contained a newly discovered pillar with the most intricate bas-reliefs to date: rows of sinuous-necked cranes and snakes packed efficiently together, like sardines in a can.

NEWYORKER: The Sanctuary