crowd
n
1 [CGp]
(a) large number of people gathered together in the open 人群
A crowd had already collected outside the embassy gates. 使館大門外已經聚集了一群人.
He pushed his way through the crowd. 他在人群中往前擠.
Police had to break up the crowd. 警察不得不驅散人群.
[attrib 作定語]
crowd control 人群控制.
(b) mass of spectators; audience 觀眾; 聽眾
The match attracted a large crowd. 那項比賽吸引了大批觀眾.
The crowd cheered the winning hit. 觀眾為那致勝的一擊喝彩.
2 the crowd [sing]
(derog 貶) people in general 人們
move with the crowd, ie do as everybody else does 隨大溜.
3 [CGp] (infml 口) group; company 一伙人; 一幫人
I don't associate with that crowd. 我不跟那伙人打交道.
4 (idm 習語) crowds/a (whole) crowd (of) very many (people) 許許多多(人)
There were crowds of people waiting to get in. 有許許多多的人在等著進去.
A whole crowd of us arrived at the party uninvited. 我們這一大批不速之客來到了聚會場所. follow the crowd => follow.
crowd v
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ around/round(sb) gather closely around (sb) 聚集在(某人)周圍
People crowded round to get a better view. 人們爭相圍觀.
Pupils crowded round (their teacher) to ask questions. 小學生圍著(老師)提問題.
2 [Tn] fill (a space) so that there is little room to move 充塞(某空間)
Tourists crowded the pavement. 游客把人行道擠得水泄不通.
crowd a restaurant, theatre, beach, etc 擠滿餐廳、 劇院、 海濱等.
3 [Tn] (infml 口) put pressure on (sb); harass 給(某人)施加壓力; 逼迫
Don't crowd me: give me time to think! 不要逼我: 給我時間讓我想想!
4 (idm 習語) crowd on `sail (nautical 海) raise many sails in order to increase speed 揚起許多風帆(以增加速度).
5 (phr v) crowd in on sb (of thoughts, etc) come into the mind in large numbers (指想法等)大量涌現
Memories crowded in on me. 往事一齊涌上我心頭. crowd into sth; crowd in move in large numbers into a small space 大批涌入(某狹小空間內)
Supporters crowded through the gates into the stadium. 來捧場的人擠過大門, 涌入運動場.
We'd all crowded into Harriet's small sitting-room. 我們大家涌進了哈麗特那狹小的客廳.
(fig 比喻) Disturbing thoughts crowded into my mind. 我心亂如麻. crowd sb/sth into sth; crowd sb/sth in put many people or things into a small space or period of time; cram (sb/sth) into sth 使很多人或物擠進狹小空間或在短時期涌現出來; 勉強塞入
They crowd people into the buses. 他們讓許多人擠進公共汽車里.
Guests were crowded into the few remaining rooms. 把客人都擠在剩余的幾個房間里了.
She crowds too much detail into her paintings. 她的畫過於繁雜. crowd sb/sth out (of sth)
(a) keep sb/sth out of a space by filling it oneself 擠占某空間使某人[某物]無法進入
The restaurant's regular customers are being crowded out by tourists. 這家餐館的老主顧被游客擠得不得其門而入.
(b) prevent sb/sth from operating successfully 排擠某人[某事物]
Small shops are being crowded out by the big supermarkets. 小商店受到大型超級市場不斷排擠.
?? 考研助記
看見(c)一行(row) 擁擠的鹿(d)走近 人群
?? 擴展釋義
*[kraud]n. 群眾, 一伙人vt. 擁擠, 擠滿, 擠進【經】 到場參加交易的伙伴相關詞組: go with the crowd crowd out follow the crowd