throng
noun[C,+ sing/pl verb]
uk/θrɒŋ/us/θrɑːŋ/acrowdorlargegroupofpeople:
人群;群众Ahugethrong hadgatheredaround thespeaker.演讲者周围聚集了一大群人。
Synonyms
crowd
multitudeformal
Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- anti-gang
- assemblage
- babyboomer
- bunch
- flashmob
- flock
- focus group
- foursome
- fraternity
- mafia
- sandwich generation
- silent majority
- sisterhood
- special interest group
- splinter group
- squad
- suspect
- trio
throng
verb[I+ adv/prep,T]
uk/θrɒŋ/us/θrɑːŋ/to be or gosomewherein verylargenumbers:
(人群)蜂拥,群集Crowds thronged themarketplace.市场里挤满了人。
Thenarrowstreetswere throngedwithsummervisitors.狭窄的街道上挤满了夏天来此的游客。
[+ to infinitive]Thousands ofpeoplethrongedtoseetheexhibitionwhile it was in thecapital.展览在首都举办时,成千上万的人蜂拥而至。
Synonym
pack
Compare
crowdverbinformal
Forming groups (of people)
- alienated
- be ranged against/withsomething/someone
- cluster
- congregate
- convene
- converge
- crowd around(someone/something)
- flock
- form
- gather
- get
- get together
- group
- huddle
- mob
- muster
- range
- reunion
- roundsomething/someoneup