1 N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb] 人群;观众 A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something. 人群;观众
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A huge crowd gathered in a square outside the Kremlin walls.
一大群人聚集在克里姆林宫墙外的广场上。
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It took some two hours before the crowd was fully dispersed.
大概花了两个小时才把人群全部疏散开。
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The crowd were enormously enthusiastic.
观众热情高涨。
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The explosions took place in shopping centres as crowds of people were shopping for Mothers' Day. [+ of]
爆炸发生在购物中心，当时大批人群正在为母亲节购物。
SYN multitude, mass, assembly, throng
2 N-COUNT (志趣相投或工作相同的)一伙人，一帮人 A particular crowd is a group of friends, or a set of people who share the same interests or job. (志趣相投或工作相同的)一伙人，一帮人 [informal]
3 VERB 聚集在…周围;在…聚拢 When people crowd around someone or something, they gather closely together around them. 聚集在…周围;在…聚拢
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The hungry refugees crowded around the tractors. [V + round/around n]
饥饿的难民聚集到拖拉机周围。
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Police blocked off the road as hotel staff and guests crowded around. [V round/around]
当酒店工作人员和旅客们都聚拢过来时，警察封锁了那条路。
SYN flock, press, push, mass
4 V-ERG (使)大批涌入 If people crowd into a place or are crowded into a place, large numbers of them enter it so that it becomes very full. (使)大批涌入 [Also V n into n]
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Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded into the center of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. [VERB + into]
几十万人涌入立陶宛首都维尔纽斯的市中心。
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One group of journalists were crowded into a minibus. [be VERB-ed + into]
一群记者挤进一辆小型公共汽车。
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'Bravo, bravo,' chanted party workers crowded in the main hall. [VERB-ed]
“太好了，太好了，”聚集在正厅的该党工作人员反复喊着。
SYN squeeze, pack, pile, bundle
5 VERB 挤满;塞满;使…拥挤 If a group of people crowd a place, there are so many of them there that it is full. 挤满;塞满;使…拥挤
SYN congest, pack, cram
6 VERB 逼近;靠近;围住 If people crowd you, they stand very closely around you trying to see or speak to you, so that you feel uncomfortable. 逼近;靠近;围住
SYN jostle, batter, butt, push
Phrasal verbs: - crowd incrowd out
| Word Partnership | Use crowd with: |
| VERB. | attract a crowd, avoid the crowd, crowd gathers 1 |
| ADJ. | enthusiastic crowd, small crowd 1 |
| PREP. | crowd around something 3 crowd into something 4 |
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