- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game 人群；观众 He pushed his way through the crowd. 他在人群中往前挤。 A small crowd had gathered outside the church. 一小群人聚集在教堂的外面。 Police had to break up the crowd. 警方不得不驱散人群。 - crowd of somebody/something
Crowds of people poured into the street. 人们成群结队涌上街头。 He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists. 他在大群记者的包围下离开了酒店。 Several speakers addressed the crowd at the rally. 几位发言者在集会上向人群发表了讲话。 a large/huge crowd 一大群人 The match attracted a capacity crowd of 80 000 (= the maximum number of people who could attend). 这场比赛爆满，吸引了 8 万名观众。 - before a crowd
The President spoke before a crowd of more than 50 000 in the city's football stadium. 总统在该市的足球场向5万多名观众发表了讲话。 - among a crowd
The mayor of Paris was among the crowd that had gathered for the street celebration. 巴黎市长是聚集在街头庆祝的人群之一。 to attract/draw a crowd 吸引/吸引人群 I want to get there early to avoid the crowds. 我想早点儿赶到那里，免得拥挤。 The crowd cheered the winning hit. 观众为那决胜的一击而欢呼。 Nearly 300 marshals will be involved in crowd control. 将近300名法警将参与人群控制工作。 crowd trouble 群众闹事 A whole crowd of us (= a lot of us) are going to the ball. 我们一大帮人要去参加舞会。
Extra ExamplesA crowd thronged around the wounded man. 一群人聚集在那个受伤的人周围。 After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed. 救护车开走后，人群就散开了。 An expectant crowd gathered outside his house. 满怀期待的人群聚集在他房子外面。 Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds. 拳击这项运动总能吸引大批观众。 Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather. 在如此炎热的天气里人们都涌到了海滩。 Crowds lined the streets of the city as the president's car approached. 总统的车驶近时，人们聚集在市区街道两旁。 I saw some familiar faces in the crowd. 我在人群里看到了一些熟悉的面孔。 If you want to avoid the crowds, get there early. 如果你不想挨挤，就早点儿到那里。 Police were called to disperse the crowd. 警察奉召到场驱散人群。 She didn't win but she was clearly the crowd favourite/favorite. 她虽然没有获胜，但显然是最受观众喜爱的一位。 She fought her way through the crowd. 她从人群中挤了出来。 She was afraid she might get lost in the crowd. 她担心自己在人群中迷失方向。 The crowd grew to over 15 000. 人群扩大到超过了 15,000 人。 The crowd rushed forward. 人群涌向前去。 The president read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd. 总统向大批聚在一起的人宣读了声明。 We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests. 我们从涌动的宾客人群中挤了出来。 a big crowd of football supporters 一大群足球迷 crowds thronging the streets of Rio 里约街头涌动的人潮
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- bumper
- capacity
- …
- attract
- bring
- bring in
- …
- assemble
- collect
- gather
- …
- control
- favourite/favorite
- noise
- …
- among a/the crowd
- in a/the crowd
- through a/the crowd
- …
- the back of a crowd
- the front of a crowd
- the middle of a crowd
- …
- [countable + singular or plural verb] (informal, often disapproving)
a particular group of people 一伙人；一帮人 Bob introduced her to some of the usual crowd (= people who often meet each other). 鲍勃把她介绍给常见面的几个朋友。 the bright young theatrical crowd 这帮年轻聪明的戏剧演员
Extra ExamplesThey were a bit of a motley crowd. 他们有点混杂。 They are a great crowd of people to work with. 他们是一大群可以共事的人。 The bar attracts a slightly older crowd. 这家酒吧吸引了稍老一点的人群。 He got in with the wrong crowd. 他和那帮不好的人混在一起。 Do you ever see any of the old crowd from college? 你见过大学里的老朋友吗？ By this time, it was attracting a more Bohemian and disreputable crowd. 这时，它正吸引着一群更加放荡不羁、声名狼藉的人。 the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers, and pigeons 像往常一样混杂着游客、小贩和易上当者的人群
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- bumper
- capacity
- …
- attract
- bring
- bring in
- …
- assemble
- collect
- gather
- …
- control
- favourite/favorite
- noise
- …
- among a/the crowd
- in a/the crowd
- through a/the crowd
- …
- the back of a crowd
- the front of a crowd
- the middle of a crowd
- …
- the crowd[singular] (sometimes disapproving)
ordinary people, not special or unusual in any way 群众；民众；老百姓；凡夫俗子 We all like to think we stand out from the crowd (= are different from and better than other people). 我们都喜欢认为自己胜人一筹。 He prefers to be one of the crowd. 他宁愿做个凡夫俗子。 She's quite happy to follow the crowd. 她就愿意随大溜。 To her I'm just another face in the crowd. 对她而言，我不过是人群中的另一张普通的面孔。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the crowd- be one of
- follow
- stand out from
- …
- a face in the crowd
Word OriginOld English crūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th cent.) to the noun.