新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

swarm

英  [swɔːm]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • swarms

    1[C 可数名词] 大群(蜜蜂等昆虫)

    A swarm of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together.

    双语例句

    例:

    a swarm of locusts.

    一大群蝗虫。

    2[C 可数名词] (快速移动的)人群

    A swarm of people is a large group of them moving about quickly.

    近义词

    horde

    双语例句

    例:

    A swarm of people encircled the hotel.

    人群包围了酒店。

    VERB. 动词
  • swarms , swarming , swarmed

    1[I 不及物动词] (蜜蜂或其它昆虫)大群移动

    When bees or other insects swarm, they move or fly in a large group.

    双语例句

    例:

    A dark cloud of bees comes swarming out of the hive.

    黑压压的一大群蜜蜂从蜂巢中涌出来。

    2[I 不及物动词] (人群)涌往

    When people swarm somewhere, they move there quickly in a large group.

    双语例句

    例:

    People swarmed to the shops, buying up everything in sight.

    人们成群地涌入商场,看到什么就买什么。

    3[I 不及物动词] 挤满

    If a place is swarming with people, it is full of people moving about in a busy way.

    双语例句

    例:

    Within minutes the area was swarming with officers who began searching a nearby wood.

    几分钟之内这个地方就挤满了警官,他们开始搜查附近的一片树林。

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