- swarm (of something)
a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction 一大群(蜜蜂等昆虫) a swarm of bees/locusts/flies 一大群蜜蜂/蝗虫/苍蝇 Gnats came in swarms to torment them. 蚊子成群结队地来折磨他们。
a large group of people, especially when they are all moving quickly in the same direction synonym horde一大群,一大批(向同方向移动的人)
Word OriginOld English swearm (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Schwarm, probably also to the base of Sanskrit svarati ‘it sounds’.