throng
UK [θrɒŋ] US [θrɑ:ŋ] noun countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■a crowd or large group of people 人群；群众•A huge throng had gathered round the speaker.讲者周围聚集了一大群人。
UK [θrɒŋ] US [θrɑ:ŋ] verb intransitive + adverb or preposition transitive
■to be or go somewhere in very large numbers （人群）蜂拥，群集•Crowds thronged the market place.市场里挤满了人。 •The narrow streets were thronged with summer visitors.狭窄的街道上挤满了夏天来此的游客。 •[+ to infinitive] Thousands of people thronged to see the exhibition while it was in London.展览在伦敦举办时，成千上万的人蜂拥而至。 |