crowd
noun
verb
kraʊd
noun
1
a
large
group
of
people
who
have
gathered
together
to
do
something,
for
example
to
watch
something
or
protest
about
something
人群
C
[+
of
]
a
crowd
of
angry
protesters
一群愤怒的抗议者
a
crowd
of
30,000
spectators
一批 30,000 人的观众
There
were
crowds
of
shoppers
in
the
street.
街上有成群成群的购物者。
A
vast
crowd
gathered
in
the
main
square.
主广场上聚集了一大群人。
She
mingled
with
the
crowd
of
guests,
exchanging
greetings.
她穿梭在宾客中间和他们打招呼。
Saturday’s
game
was
watched
by
a
capacity
crowd
(=the
maximum
number
of
people
that
a
sports
ground
etc
can
hold)
.
星期六的比赛座无虚席。
Troops
fired
tear
gas
and
shots
to
disperse
a
crowd
of
15,000
demonstrators.
军队发射催泪弹和开枪来驱散 15,000 名示威群众。
2
a
group
of
people
who
know
each
other,
work
together
etc
[非正式] 〔互相认识、一起工作等的〕一群人，一伙人，一帮人
singular 单数 | informal
I
didn’t
know
him;
he
wasn’t
one
of
the
usual
crowd.
我不认识他，他不是平时那一群人里的。
3
the
crowd
ordinary
people,
not
unusual
in
any
way
群众，百姓，凡夫俗子
You
have
to
do
things
exceptionally
well
to
stand
out
from
the
crowd
(=be
different
from
ordinary
people)
.
要想胜人一筹的话，你做事就得非常出色。
He
wanted
to
go
unnoticed,
to
be
one
of
the
crowd
.
他不想引人注目，只求做个普通百姓。
verb
4
if
people
crowd
somewhere,
they
gather
together
in
large
numbers,
filling
a
particular
place
群集，聚集; 拥挤
I always + adv/prep
[+
into
]
Hundreds
of
people
crowded
into
the
church
for
the
funeral.
数百人拥到教堂内参加葬礼。
[+
round/around
]
We
all
crowded
round
the
table.
我们都聚集在桌边。
be
crowded
together
the
rapid
spread
of
infection
in
areas
where
people
are
crowded
together
传染病在人多的地方迅速蔓延
5
if
people
or
things
crowd
a
place,
there
are
a
lot
of
them
there
挤满，塞满
T
Holiday-makers
crowded
the
beaches.
海滩上挤满了度假者。
Range
after
range
of
mountains
crowd
the
horizon.
地平线上山峦层叠。
6
if
thoughts
or
ideas
crowd
your
mind
or
memory,
they
fill
it,
not
allowing
you
to
think
of
anything
else
〔想法或观点〕塞满〔脑子〕
T
Strange
thoughts
and
worries
were
crowding
his
mind.
他脑子里满是奇怪的想法和忧虑。
7
a.
to
make
someone
angry
by
moving
too
close
to
them
b.
to
make
someone
angry
or
upset
by
making
too
many
unfair
demands
on
them
[尤美] 催促，催逼〔因而把人激怒或惹恼〕
T | especially AmE
Stop
crowding
me
–
there’s
plenty
of
room.
别挤我 — 地方大着呢。
8
if
problems
or
thoughts
crowd
in
on
you,
you
cannot
stop
thinking
about
them
〔问题或想法〕涌上心头，涌入脑海
[+
on
]
She
shut
her
mind
against
the
fears
that
crowded
in
on
her.
她克制自己不去想那些涌上心头的恐惧感。
9
to
force
someone
or
something
out
of
a
place
or
situation
把…挤出，排挤
Supermarket
chains
have
crowded
out
the
smaller
shops.
超市连锁店把小商店排挤出局了。