a large number of people or animals, often moving or doing something as a group (移动的)人群,畜群 droves of tourists 成群的游客 People were leaving the countryside in droves to look for work in the cities. 一批一批的人离开农村到城里找工作。 The gallery had its busiest day ever, as droves of people poured into its new premises by the docks. 画廊度过了有史以来最繁忙的一天,成群结队的人涌入码头旁的新房。 Tourists started arriving in their droves. 游客开始成群结队地到达。
Word OriginOld English drāf, related to drīfan ‘to drive’.