swarm
n
1 large number of insects, birds, etc moving around together, esp bees following a queen bee (昆蟲、 鳥類等移動中的)大群; (尤指跟隨一蜂王的)蜂群
a swarm of ants, starlings, locusts, etc 一大群螞蟻、 椋鳥、 蝗蟲等.
2 (often pl 常作復數) (unpleasantly) large number of people; crowd (令人反感的)大群人; 人群
swarms of children in the park 公園里一幫一伙的兒童. swarm, v
1 [I] (of bees) move around in a swarm, esp following a queen bee (指蜜蜂)成群飛行(尤指隨一蜂王).
2
(a) [Ipr, Ip]
move in large numbers (in the specified direction) 大群地(朝某方向)移動
The guests swarmed round the tables where the food was set out. 客人聚集到擺好飯菜的餐桌周圍.
The crowd was swarming out through the gates. 人群一窩蜂地從出口涌出.
(b) [I] be present in (unpleasantly) large numbers 聚集(而擁擠不堪)
crowds swarming in the streets 街上擁擠不堪的人群.
3 (phr v) swarm with sb/sth (of a place) be (unpleasantly) crowded with or full of (people or things) (指地方)擠滿或到處是(人或物)
The beach was swarming with bathers. 海灘上擠滿了游泳的人.
The stables swarmed with flies. 馬廄里到處都是蒼蠅.
swarm v (phr v) swarm down/up sth climb down/up sth by holding on with the hands and feet 用手和腳附著某物往下[上]爬; 爬下[上]某物
swarm down a rope, up a tree 緣繩而下、 爬上樹.