crowd noun ⇨crowd (crowds of people)⇨general public (stand out from/follow the crowd)⇨group2 (get in with the wrong crowd)crowd
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crowd ♦︎ mob ♦︎ horde ♦︎ throng ♦︎ drove ♦︎ crush ♦︎ rabbleThese are all words for a lot of people together.這些詞均表示人群。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a crowd / hordes / a throng / droves / a crush of people◆a crowd / mob / horde / rabble of youths◆a crowd / throng of journalists / photographers◆people do sth in hordes / droves◆a / an angry / unruly / hostile crowd / mob◆a disorderly crowd / rabble◆to push / fight / force your way through the crowd / mob / hordes / throng / crush◆to break up / disperse a crowd / mob◆to join the crowd / throng◆a crowd / mob / throng gathers■crowd [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;觀衆◆A small crowd had gathered outside the church.一小群人已經聚集在教堂外面了。◆Crowds of people poured into the street.人群湧上街頭。◆I want to get there early to avoid the crowds.我想早點趕到那裏,避開人潮。◆The game attracted a capacity crowd of 80 000.這場比賽爆滿,吸引了8萬名觀衆。◆Nearly 300 marshals will be involved in crowd control.將近300名法警將參與人群控制工作。◆A whole crowd of us(= a lot of us) are going to the ball.我們一大幫人要去參加舞會。■mob [countable + singular or plural verb] (oftendisapproving) a large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble人群;(尤指)暴民◆An angry mob of demonstrators came charging around the corner.一群憤怒的示威者從街角沖過來。◆mob rule(= a situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority)暴民統治◆a lynch mob(= a group of people who capture and kill sb illegally because they consider them guilty of a crime)施用私刑的暴民■hordehɔːd; NAmEhɔːrd [countable] (sometimesdisapproving) a large crowd of people一大群人◆There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer.夏天這裏總有成群結隊的遊客。◆Football fans turned up in hordes.來了大批大批的足球迷。■throng [countable] (written) a crowd of people聚集的人群;一大群人◆We pushed our way through the throng.我們擠過人群。◆He was met by a throng of journalists and photographers.他遇上了一群記者和攝影師。NOTE辨析 Crowd or throng?Crowd is a much more frequent and general word than throng. Throng is used especially in descriptive writing to suggest lots of people crowding together in a busy or excited way. A throng attracts people who want to join in or find out what is going on. You might want to avoid/get away from the crowds but you would not usually 'avoid/get away from the throng'. At a sports game you talk about the crowd, not the throng. * crowd遠較throng常用、寬泛。throng尤用於描寫性文字中,有熱鬧忙亂之意,會使人想加入進來或一睹究竟。可以說avoid/get away from the crowds,但一般不說avoid/get away from the throng。指觀看體育比賽的觀衆用crowd,不用throng。■drovedrəʊv; NAmEdroʊv [countable, usually plural] a large number of people or animals, often moving or doing sth as a group(移動的)人群,畜群◆People are leaving the countryside in droves to look for work in the cities.一批一批的人離開農村到城裏找工作。■crush [countable, usually singular] (sometimesdisapproving) a crowd of people pressed close together in a small space(狹小空間中)擁擠的人群◆There's always a big crush in the bar during the interval.幕間休息時酒吧裏總是人群擁擠。■rabble [singular, plural] (disapproving) a large group of noisy people who are or may become violent烏合之衆;聚衆的暴民◆As he arrived he was met by a rabble of noisy youths.他到達時碰到了一群喧鬧的年輕人。crowd
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➡ See also the entry for pack另見pack條crowd ♦︎ cluster ♦︎ flock ♦︎ huddle ♦︎ throng ♦︎ herdThese words are all used to talk about people standing or moving together in a group.這些詞均表示人群聚集或擁向某處。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to crowd / cluster / flock / huddle / throng / herd together◆to crowd / cluster / flock / huddle / throng into somewhere◆to crowd / cluster / flock / huddle / throng round / around somewhere◆to flock / throng to somewhere◆to flock / throng to do sth◆to crowd / throng the streets◆people crowd / cluster / flock / huddle / throng somewhere■crowd [intransitive, transitive] to form a group of people that fills a place so there is little room to move擠滿;塞滿;使⋯擁擠◆We all crowded into her office to sing 'Happy Birthday'.我們都擠進她的辦公室唱起《生日快樂》。◆Photographers were crowding around outside.外面擠滿了攝影師。◆Thousands of people crowded the narrow streets.成千上萬的人把狹窄的街道擠得水洩不通。ⓘ When there is no object, crowd is always used with an adverb or preposition.沒有賓語時,crowd總是與副詞或介詞連用。■cluster [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常與副詞或介詞連用) to come together in a small group or groups(一小群人)群集,聚集◆Guests clustered at tables scattered around the hotel's bar.客人三三兩兩地聚集在飯店酒吧分散的幾張桌子旁。 see also cluster ⇨ groupnoun1■flock [intransitive] (used with an adverb, preposition or to infinitive與副詞、介詞或帶to的不定式連用) (of people or birds) to go or gather together somewhere in large numbers(人或鳥)群集,聚集,蜂擁◆Thousands of people flocked to the beach this weekend.這個周末好幾千人蜂擁到海灘上去。◆People flocked to hear him speak.人們成群結隊地去聽他演講。 see also flock ⇨ herdnoun■huddle [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常與副詞或介詞連用) (of people or animals) to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear(人或動物通常因寒冷或害怕)擠在一起◆People huddled up close to each other.人們互相緊緊地擠在一起。■throng [intransitive, transitive] (ratherformal, written) to go somewhere or be present somewhere in large numbers群集;擁塞;擁向◆The children thronged into the hall.孩子們擁進了大廳。◆Crowds thronged the stores.商店都擠滿了人。ⓘ When there is no object, throng is always used with an adverb or preposition.沒有賓語時,throng總是與副詞或介詞連用。■herd [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition總是與副詞或介詞連用) to move or make sb/sth move in a particular direction in a group(使)成群移動◆We all herded on to the bus.我們全都擁上了公共汽車。◆They were herded together into trucks and driven away.他們被一起趕上卡車拉走了。 see also herd ⇨ herdnoun