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。