1 [C] [with.sop] a large number of people in one place 人群:
The crowd was/were extremely noisy.人群很喧闹。He pushed his way through the crowd.他从人群中挤过去。I go shopping early in the morning to avoid the crowds.我一大早就去购物,省得人多时凑热闹。
2the crowd [sing] ordinary people 大众;民众:
He wears weird clothes because he wants to stand out from the crowd.他穿着奇装异服,想要与众不同。
3 [C] [with.sop] (informal 非正式) a group of people who know each other (互相认识的)一伙人,一帮人:
John, Linda and Barry will be there -- all the usual crowd.约翰、琳达、巴里会在那里,都是惯常的那伙人。
*crowd²
/kraʊd ||; kraυd/verb
1 [I] crowd around/round (sb) (used about a lot of people) to stand in a large group around sb/sth (指很多人)聚集,群集:
Fans crowded round the singer hoping to get his autograph.歌迷围着那歌星,希望取得他的亲笔签名。
2 [T] (used about a lot of people) to fill an area (指很多人)挤满,塞满(某地方):
Groups of tourists crowded the main streets.大街上都挤满了一群群的游客。 (figurative 比喻)Memories crowded her mind.她脑子充满了对往事的回忆。
crowd into sth; crowd in to go into a small place and make it very full 挤进狭小的地方:
Somehow we all crowded into their small living room.我们所有人都设法挤进了他们那狭小的客厅。crowd sb/sth into sth; crowd sb/sth in to put a lot of people into a small place 将很多人或物挤进狭小的地方:
Ten prisoners were crowded into one small cell.十个囚犯被关进一个小囚室内。crowd sth out; crowd sb out (of sth) to completely fill a place so that nobody else can enter 挤满(没人再进得去):
Students crowd out the cafe at lunchtimes.每到午饭时分,那家小餐馆挤满了学生。Smaller companies are being crowded out of the market.小一点的公司正被挤出市场。
crowd1/kraUd; kraʊd/n 1 [C] a large group of people in one place 人群: +of a large crowd of football supporters 一大群足球迷A crowd gathered outside the building. 一群人聚集在大楼外。Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd . 警察用催泪瓦斯驱散人群。Shop online and avoid the crowds . 网上购物﹐避开人潮。see box at见 GROUP1 方框2 [singular 单数] ordinary people 老百姓﹐凡夫俗子: He likes to stand out from the crowd (=be different from ordinary people). 他想脱颖而出。3 [singular 单数] informal a group of people who know each other well【非正式】〔相熟的〕一羣人
crowd2v [I,T] if people crowd somewhere, they are there in large numbers 群集﹐聚集﹐挤满: +around/into/in etc The students crowded round my desk for a better look. 学生们聚拢在我桌边﹐想看得更真切些。be crowded together The prisoners were all crowded together in a small cell. 犯人全都挤在一间小牢房里。Holiday-makers crowd the beaches in high season. 在旺季﹐海滩上挤满了度假者。crowd sb/sth out phr v to force someone or something to leave a place 把…挤出﹐排挤: Supermarkets have crowded out the small grocery stores. 超级市场把小杂货店排挤出局了。
crowdcrowdcrowdscrowdedcrowding2verb (crowds, crowding, crowded)to come together in a big group: The journalists crowded round the film star.crowdcrowdcrowds1nouna lot of people together: There was a large crowd at the football match.