people, masses, crowd, throng, mob

名詞 crowd:

1. a large number of things or people considered together
2. an informal body of friends
   同義詞：crew, gang, bunch

動(dòng)詞 crowd:

1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
   同義詞：herd
2. fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
3. to gather together in large numbers
   同義詞：crowd together
4. approach a certain age or speed
   同義詞：push

1. The restaurant's regular customers are being crowded out by tourists.
   這家餐館的老主顧被游客擠得不得其門(mén)而入。
2. Guests were crowded into the few remaining rooms.
   把客人都擠在剩余的幾個(gè)房間里了。
3. Many newspapers appeal to the crowd.
   許多報(bào)紙受到人民的歡迎。
4. The room was crowded with guests.
   房間里擠滿了客人。
5. A crowd gathered at the scene of the fire.
   許多人聚集在火災(zāi)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。

crowd

n.（名詞）
A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
人群：聚集在一起的數(shù)目眾多的人；人群
The common people; the populace.
平民百姓；大眾
A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:
族群：有共同的特征，如年齡、興趣或職業(yè)的一群人：
例句：
the over-30 crowd.
超過(guò)30歲的族群

A group of people attending a public function; an audience:
觀眾：參加公共集會(huì)的一群人；觀眾：
例句：
The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.
這場(chǎng)戲吸引了為數(shù)不多但有鑒賞力的觀眾

A large number of things positioned or considered together.
大堆，大量：被放在一起的或被認(rèn)為一起的許多東西
v.（動(dòng)詞）
crowd.ed,crowd.ing,crowds
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To congregate in a restricted area; throng:
聚集：在有限的空間里聚集；群集：
例句：
The children crowded around the TV.
孩子們聚集在電視機(jī)周?chē)?/br>
To advance by pressing or shoving:
推擠：通過(guò)壓或推前進(jìn)：
例句：
A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.
一群記者涌向候選人

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To force by or as if by pressing or shoving:
推擠：用壓或推或用壓或推逼迫：
例句：
Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. Urban sprawl crowded the small farmers out of the immediate area.
警察強(qiáng)行把觀眾推回觀眾席。城市雜亂的擴(kuò)張將農(nóng)夫們擠出這個(gè)地區(qū)

To draw or stand near to:
拉近，站在…旁：
例句：
The batter crowded the plate.
打擊者靠近本壘板站著

To press, cram, or force tightly together:
擠，塞：緊緊地把…壓、塞或逼迫在一起：
例句：
crowded the clothes into the closet.
把衣服塞進(jìn)衣柜中

To fill or occupy to overflowing:
塞滿，堆滿：裝滿或塞滿以致于過(guò)剩：
例句：
Books crowded the shelves.
書(shū)架上堆滿了書(shū)

Informal To put pressure on, as to pay a debt.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 逼迫：對(duì)…施加壓力，如逼迫

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>crowd (on) sail【航?！?/i>
To spread a large amount of sail to increase speed.
揚(yáng)帆加速：張起眾多的風(fēng)帆以加速行駛
來(lái)源：
From Middle English crowden [to crowd]
源自 中古英語(yǔ) crowden [聚集]
from Old English crôdan [to hasten]
源自 古英語(yǔ) crôdan [催促]

【引伸】
crowd.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>crowd,crush,flock,horde,mob,press,throngThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a large group of people gathered close to one another.:
這些名詞共有的中心意思是.聚集在一起的互相接近的一大群人.：
例句：
a crowd of well-wishers;
一大群表示良好祝愿的人；

例句：
a crush of autograph seekers;
尋求親筆簽名的人群；

例句：
a flock of schoolchildren;
一群學(xué)生；

例句：
a horde of demonstrators;
一群示威者；

例句：
a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts;
一群搖滾樂(lè)的熱心聽(tīng)眾；

例句：
a press of shoppers;
一大批購(gòu)物者；

例句：
throngs of tourists.
一群旅行者


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n.（名詞）
Music An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked.Also called crwth
【音樂(lè)】 克魯斯琴：一種古代凱爾特人用的弓弦彈撥樂(lè)器也作 crwth
Chiefly British A fiddle.
【多用于英國(guó)】 小提琴

來(lái)源：
Middle English croud
中古英語(yǔ) croud
from Welsh crwth [hump, crowd]
源自 威爾士語(yǔ) crwth [駝背，人群]