swarm
noun
verb
swɔːm noun
1 a large group of insects, especially BEES , moving together 〔昆虫的〕一大群;〔尤指〕蜂群
2 a crowd of people who are moving quickly 〔迅速移动的〕人群
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Swarms of tourists jostled through the square.
一群群游客推推挤挤穿过广场。
verb
3 if people swarm somewhere, they go there as a large, uncontrolled crowd 成群结队地移动,蜂拥,涌往 always + adv/prep
Photographers were swarming around the princess.
摄影师们一窝蜂似地围在公主身边。
4 if BEES swarm, they leave a HIVE (=place where they live) in a large group to look for another home 〔蜜蜂〕成群飞离蜂巢〔寻觅新巢〕
5 to be full of a moving crowd of people or animals 挤满〔移动的人群或动物〕
The museum was swarming with tourists.
博物馆里挤满了观光客。