The stands were packed.是什么意思？

The stands were packed.

看台上座无虚席。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

stands

n. 看台，台( stand的名词复数 )，看台，停止，抵抗；v. 坐落( stand的第三人称单数 )，维持原状，停着，处于某种状态；

例句
The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before he's in office...
该候选人还未上任就遭指责违背诺言。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

packed

adj. 充满…的，塞满了…的；v. 包装(pack的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
All through yesterday crowds have been arriving and by midnight thousands of people packed the square.
昨天陆续有大批人到来，午夜时有几千人聚集在广场上。