1. | [cspv] 人群；观众a large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game |
He pushed his way through the crowd. 他在人群中往前挤。 | |
A small crowd had gathered outside the church. 一小群人聚集在教堂的外面。 | |
Police had to break up the crowd. 警方不得不驱散人群。 | |
Crowds of people poured into the street. 人们成群结队涌上街头。 | |
I want to get there early to avoid the crowds. 我想早点儿赶到那里，免得拥挤。 | |
The match attracted a capacity crowd of 80 000. 这场比赛爆满，吸引了 8 万名观众。 | |
The crowd cheered the winning hit. 观众为那决胜的一击而欢呼。 | |
crowd control 人群控制 | |
crowd trouble 群众闹事 | |
A whole crowd of us(= a lot of us) are going to the ball. 我们一大帮人要去参加那场舞会。 | |
He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists. 他在大群记者的包围下离开了酒店。 |
2. | [cspv] (informal) 一伙人；一帮人a particular group of people |
Bob introduced her to some of the usual crowd(= people who often meet each other) . 鲍勃把她介绍给常见面的几个朋友。 | |
the bright young theatrical crowd 这帮年轻聪明的戏剧演员 |
3. | [sing] 群众；民众；老百姓；凡夫俗子ordinary people, not special or unusual in any way |
We all like to think we stand out from the crowd(= are different from and better than other people) . 我们都喜欢认为自己胜人一筹。 | |
He prefers to be one of the crowd . 他宁愿做个凡夫俗子。 | |
She's quite happy to follow the crowd . 她就愿意随大溜。 |
1. | ~ sth 挤满；塞满；使…拥挤to fill a place so there is little room to move |
Thousands of people crowded the narrow streets. 成千上万的人把狭窄的街道挤得水泄不通。 |
2. | ~ sth 涌上（心头）；涌入（脑海）to fill your mind so that you can think of nothing else |
Memories crowded his mind. 往事涌上他的心头。 |
3. | (informal) ~ sb 挤，靠近，挤在一旁（以致使人不舒服或紧张）to stand very close to sb so that they feel uncomfortable or nervous |
