swarm
UK [swɔ:m] US [swɔ:rm] noun
countable
■a large group of insects all moving together （一起移动的）一大群（昆虫）•a swarm of bees/wasps/ants/locusts一大群蜜蜂／黄蜂／蚂蚁／蝗虫 •The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies.这头死羊身上爬满一群群的苍蝇。 countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■a large group of people all moving together （蜂涌的）一大群（人）•A swarm of /Swarms of journalists followed the film star's car.成群结队的记者跟在这位电影明星的车后。
UK [swɔ:m] US [swɔ:rm] verb intransitive
■When insects swarm, they come together in a large group. 蜂涌，群集，成群结队地移动
■When people swarm somewhere, they move there in a large group or in large numbers （人）蜂涌，涌动•After the game, thousands of football fans swarmed onto the pitch.比赛后，成千上万的足球迷涌进球场。
UK [swɔ:m] US [swɔ:rm] verb intransitive
Phrasal Verbs swarm with sth
■If a place is swarming with people or things, there are large numbers of them moving around it 挤满，充满，云集•The garden is swarming with wasps.花园里到处都是黄蜂。 •Something must be going on - the town is swarming with police.肯定发生了甚么事情——镇上来了很多员警。 |