abound

/əˈbaʊnd/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈbaʊnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈbau̇nd/ (ame, mw)

abound — verb

  • aboundpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • aboundshe / she / it
  • aboundedpast simple
  • abounding-ing form

1. to be found or seen in very large numbers or amounts, so that a location, region

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to be found or seen in very large numbers or amounts, so that a location, region, or situation feels full of something.

例句

After the spring rains, wildflowers abound in the meadows near Amara's farm.

present tense with plural subject + location

During the festival, street musicians abounded in every plaza around Oaxaca.

past tense: abounded in [location]

同義詞
  • teem

    Very similar meaning, but 'teem' is almost always followed by 'with' (e.g. 'the river teems with fish'), while 'abound' can stand alone or use 'in'.

  • proliferate

    Focuses on the process of increasing or spreading rapidly, whereas 'abound' describes the resulting state of plenty.

  • swarm

    Suggests movement and crowding, often with living things; 'abound' is broader and can apply to non-living things as well.

反義詞
  • be scarce

    Describes the opposite situation where something is hard to find.

  • lack

    Used with 'in' or 'of' to express the absence of something.

文法句型

abound in/with [noun]

[noun] + verb + adverb of place

用法筆記

Always intransitive; never takes a direct object. Common patterns are '[things] abound in/at [location]' and '[location] abounds with/in [things]'. Typically used in simple present or past tenses.

常見錯誤

❌The forest abounds many rare birds.
✅The forest abounds with many rare birds.
💡'abound' is intransitive and requires a preposition (in, with, at) before the object.
❌There are abounding fish in the lake.
✅Fish abound in the lake.
💡'abound' is the verb itself; it does not need 'be' as an auxiliary in simple tenses.