crowd

noun

1. 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
   1. He pushed his way through the crowd.
      他在人群中往前挤。
   2. A small crowd had gathered outside the church.
      一小群人聚集在教堂的外面。
   3. Police had to break up the crowd.
      警方不得不驱散人群。
   4. Crowds of people poured into the street.
      人们成群结队涌上街头。
   5. I want to get there early to avoid the crowds.
      我想及早赶到那里，免得拥挤。
   6. The match attracted a capacity crowd of 80 000.
      这场比赛爆满，吸引了8万名观众。
   7. The crowd cheered the winning hit.
      观众为那决胜的一击而欢呼。
   8. crowd control
      人群控制
   9. crowd trouble
      群众闹事
   10. A whole crowd of us are going to the ball (= a lot of us) .
       我们一大帮人要去参加那场舞会。
   11. 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. 一伙人；一帮人
   a particular group of people
   1. 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。
   2. the bright young theatrical crowd
      这帮年轻聪明的戏剧演员
3. 群众；民众；老百姓；凡夫俗子
   ordinary people, not special or unusual in any way
   1. 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。
   2. He prefers to be one of the crowd .
      他宁愿做个凡夫俗子。
   3. She's quite happy to follow the crowd .
      她就愿意随大溜。

verb

1. 挤满；塞满；使…拥挤
   to fill a place so there is little room to move
   1. 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. 涌上（心头）；涌入（脑海）
   to fill your mind so that you can think of nothing else
   1. Memories crowded his mind.
      往事涌上他的心头。
3. 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

1. N-COUNT-COLL 人群;观众
   A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
   1. A huge crowd gathered in a square outside the Kremlin walls...
      一大群人聚集在克里姆林宫墙外的广场上。
   2. It took some two hours before the crowd was fully dispersed...
      大概花了两个小时才把人群全部疏散开。
   3. The crowd were enormously enthusiastic...
      观众热情高涨。
   4. The explosions took place in shopping centres as crowds of people were shopping for Mothers' Day.
      爆炸发生在购物中心，当时大批人群正在为母亲节购物。
2. N-COUNT (志趣相投或工作相同的)一伙人，一帮人
   A particular crowd is a group of friends, or a set of people who share the same interests or job.
   1. All the old crowd have come out for this occasion.
      那些老伙计们都来参加这一庆典。
3. VERB 聚集在…周围;在…聚拢
   When people crowd around someone or something, they gather closely together around them.
   1. The hungry refugees crowded around the tractors...
      饥饿的难民聚集到拖拉机周围。
   2. Police blocked off the road as hotel staff and guests crowded around.
      当酒店工作人员和旅客们都聚拢过来时，警察封锁了那条路。
4. V-ERG (使)大批涌入
   If people crowd into a place or are crowded into a place, large numbers of them enter it so that it becomes very full.
   1. Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded into the center of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius...
      几十万人涌入立陶宛首都维尔纽斯的市中心。
   2. One group of journalists were crowded into a minibus...
      一群记者挤进一辆小型公共汽车。
   3. 'Bravo, bravo,' chanted party workers crowded in the main hall.
      “太好了，太好了，”聚集在正厅的该党工作人员反复喊着。
5. VERB 挤满;塞满;使…拥挤
   If a group of people crowd a place, there are so many of them there that it is full.
   1. Thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets shouting slogans.
      数千名高喊着口号的示威者把街道挤得水泄不通。
6. VERB 逼近;靠近;围住
   If people crowd you, they stand very closely around you trying to see or speak to you, so that you feel uncomfortable.
   1. It had been a tense, restless day with people crowding her all the time.
      这是紧张、忙碌的一天，每时每刻都有人围在她身旁。

1. The crowd went absolutely mad. It was bedlam
   人们彻底疯了。乱成了一团。
2. He blended in with the crowd at the art sale.
   他混入了艺术品拍卖会的人群中。
3. Riot police hurled tear gas canisters and smoke bombs into the crowd.
   防暴警察向人群中投掷了催泪瓦斯罐和烟幕弹。
4. A huge crowd gathered in a square outside the Kremlin walls
   一大群人聚集在克里姆林宫墙外的广场上。
5. It took some two hours before the crowd was fully dispersed
   大概花了两个小时才把人群全部疏散开。
6. The crowd were enormously enthusiastic
   观众热情高涨。
7. The explosions took place in shopping centres as crowds of people were shopping for Mothers 'Day.
   爆炸发生在购物中心，当时大批人群正在为母亲节购物。
8. All the old crowd have come out for this occasion.
   那些老伙计们都来参加这一庆典。
9. The hungry refugees crowded around the tractors
   饥饿的难民聚集到拖拉机周围。
10. Police blocked off the road as hotel staff and guests crowded around.
    当酒店工作人员和旅客们都聚拢过来时，警察封锁了那条路。
11. Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded into the center of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius
    几十万人涌入立陶宛首都维尔纽斯的市中心。
12. One group of journalists were crowded into a minibus
    一群记者挤进一辆小型公共汽车。
13. 'Bravo, bravo,' chanted party workers crowded in the main hall.
    “太好了，太好了，”聚集在正厅的该党工作人员反复喊着。
14. Thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets shouting slogans.
    数千名高喊着口号的示威者把街道挤得水泄不通。
15. It had been a tense, restless day with people crowding her all the time.
    这是紧张、忙碌的一天，每时每刻都有人围在她身旁。
16. They were greeted by the cheers of an ecstatic crowd.
    狂喜的人群欢呼着迎接他们。
17. Then without warning, the troops opened fire on the crowd.
    接着军队未作警示便向人群开了火。
18. A hush fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened.
    人群突然一片肃静，我知道一定发生了什么可怕的事。
19. A uniformed chauffeur identified me among the crowd.
    一个穿制服的司机在人群中认出了我。
20. Just before we drew level with the gates, he slipped out of the jeep and disappeared into the crowd
    我们快到门前时，他溜出吉普车，消失在人群中。
21. Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd
    许多人看到他像这样暴露在一大群人中间都非常吃惊。
22. Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd
    然后他突然在人群中看见了她那顶小巧的黑色天鹅绒帽子。
23. The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur
    人群的喧哗平息下来，变成了满怀期待的低语声。
24. By midnight the crowd had thinned.
    半夜时分，人群渐渐散去了。
25. The announcement caused uproar in the crowd
    公告在人群中引起了骚动。
26. They noticed a crowd of people shouting and cheering.
    他们看到一大群人在喊叫欢呼。
27. There was a crowd of spectators.
    观者如堵。
28. He swept his eyes over the crowd.
    他向人群扫了一眼。
29. They had vanished in the crowd.
    他们已消失在人群中。
30. The crowd burst into cheers.
    人群中爆发出一片欢呼声。

crowd around/round (sb/sth)

1. 聚集在…周围；聚拢
   to gather in large numbers around sb/sth
   1. He pushed his way through the crowd.
      他在人群中往前挤。
   2. A small crowd had gathered outside the church.
      一小群人聚集在教堂的外面。
   3. Police had to break up the crowd.
      警方不得不驱散人群。
   4. Crowds of people poured into the street.
      人们成群结队涌上街头。
   5. I want to get there early to avoid the crowds.
      我想及早赶到那里，免得拥挤。
   6. The match attracted a capacity crowd of 80 000.
      这场比赛爆满，吸引了8万名观众。
   7. The crowd cheered the winning hit.
      观众为那决胜的一击而欢呼。
   8. crowd control
      人群控制
   9. crowd trouble
      群众闹事
   10. A whole crowd of us are going to the ball (= a lot of us) .
       我们一大帮人要去参加那场舞会。
   11. He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists.
       他在大群记者的包围下离开了酒店。

crowd in (on sb)

crowd into sth

1. 涌上（心头）；涌入（脑海）
   to fill your mind so that you can think of nothing else

crowd into/onto sth

crowd in

1. 大批涌入（狭小的空间）
   to move in large numbers into a small space

crowd sb/sth into/onto sth

crowd sb/sth in

1. 把…装满（或塞满）
   to put many people or things into a small space

crowd sb/sth out

1. 把（其他人或物）排挤在外
   to fill a place so that other people or things are kept out

noun

1. a large number of things or people considered together
   1. a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers

2. an informal body of friends
   1. he still hangs out with the same crowd

   Synonym:    crewgangbunch

verb

1. to gather together in large numbers
   1. men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah

   Synonym:    crowd together

2. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
   1. We herded the children into a spare classroom

   Synonym:    herd

3. approach a certain age or speed
   1. She is pushing fifty

   Synonym:    push

4. fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
   1. The students crowded the auditorium