sardine：释义

Any of various small or half-grown edible herrings or related fishes of the family Clupeidae, frequently canned in oil or water, especially the pilchard of European waters.

Any of numerous small, silvery, edible freshwater or marine fishes unrelated to the sardine.

Slang To pack tightly; cram: "The bars are sardined with hungry hopefuls” ( Gael Greene).