crowding
crowding — 動詞
- crowdingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- crowdings3rd person singular
- crowdinging-ing form
- crowdingedpast simple
1. to stand or stay too close to someone, or to watch what they are doing too close
逼近；打擾
靠太近或一直盯著，使人不舒服
to stand or stay too close to someone, or to watch what they are doing too closely, so that they feel uncomfortable or pressured
Theo's little brother kept crowding him while he tried to do his homework.
Theo 的弟弟一直擠在他旁邊，害他沒辦法專心寫功課。
transitive: crowd + someone (discomfort from proximity)
The fans crowded around the singer as she left the theatre, all trying to take a picture.
粉絲們圍在歌手身邊，都想趁她離開劇院時拍張照片。
intransitive: crowd around [someone]
Mia felt crowded by her manager, who stood right behind her desk and watched every move she made.
Mia 覺得主管一直盯著她很不自在，對方就站在她辦公桌後看著她一舉一動。
Diego asked his friend to stop crowding him so he could have some space to think.
Diego 請朋友別再靠他那麼近，好讓他有點空間思考。
A group of reporters crowded into the narrow hallway, each one shouting questions at the mayor.
一群記者擠進狹窄的走廊，每個人都對著市長大喊提問。
- press
more physical; 'press' suggests pushing against something, while 'crowd' focuses on closeness without necessarily pushing
- squeeze
stronger physical force; 'squeeze into a space' means using force to fit, whereas 'crowd' may just mean being close
- jostle
more active; 'jostle' means pushing roughly against people in a crowd, while 'crowd' can describe simply standing too close
- leave alone
opposite in the sense of giving someone personal space
- stay back
opposite action — to keep distance instead of drawing close
文法句型
crowd + someone
crowd around / crowd in / crowd into
用法筆記
Object is usually a person or animal that feels pressured because their personal space is invaded. Frequently used in continuous form (crowding/crowded)
常見錯誤
crowding — 名詞
1. a large number of people gathered together in one place, or many similar things
人群；一堆
聚集在一起的大量人或物
a large number of people gathered together in one place, or many similar things placed very close together
A crowd of fans waited outside the stadium for hours before the game started.
一群球迷在比賽開始前好幾個小時就等在體育館外面。
a crowd of + people
There was a huge crowd at the night market, with people pushing past each other in the narrow lanes.
夜市裡擠了一大群人，大家在狹窄的巷弄裡推來推去。
Kwame could barely see the paintings on the wall because a crowd of visitors was blocking his view.
Kwame 根本看不清牆上的畫，因為一群遊客擋住了他的視線。
Crowds of tourists filled the main square every evening during the summer festival.
每到夏日慶典期間，一大群一大群的觀光客就會擠滿主廣場。
A crowd of small wooden houses lined the narrow streets of the old fishing village.
一排排緊挨著的小木屋沿著老漁村的狹窄街道排列。
- handful
a small number; 'a handful of people' is the opposite of a crowd
文法句型
a crowd of + noun (people / things)
crowds of + noun
用法筆記
Can apply to both people and objects. For objects, it emphasises things packed closely together, like houses on a street or stars in the sky.
常見錯誤
2. a group of people who share a common interest, lifestyle, habit, or social circl
圈子；同夥
有相同興趣或習慣的一群人
a group of people who share a common interest, lifestyle, habit, or social circle — often a person's friends or regular companions
Omar hangs out with the art crowd — they spend every weekend at galleries and exhibitions.
Omar 跟搞藝術的那群人混在一起——他們每個週末都去畫廊和展覽。
the [interest] crowd: a group defined by a shared interest
Wei started spending time with a different crowd after joining the university cycling club.
Wei 加入大學的自行車社團之後，開始跟一群不同的人來往。
Amara never really fit in with the popular crowd at school, so she found friends in the drama club instead.
Amara 在學校一直無法融入受歡迎的那個圈子，於是在戲劇社找到了志同道合的朋友。
Layla and her crowd always sit at the same table in the corner of the cafeteria.
Layla 和她那一夥人總是坐在餐廳角落同一張桌子。
Jack knew he did not belong to the business crowd; he felt much more at home with artists and musicians.
Jack 知道自己不屬於商界那群人；他跟藝術家和音樂人在一起時自在得多。
- circle
softer; 'circle' suggests a close group of friends, while 'crowd' can include acquaintances with a shared interest
- set
similar; 'the literary set' means the same as 'the literary crowd', but 'set' sounds slightly more old-fashioned
- gang
more informal and closer; 'my gang' suggests a tight group of friends, but can also imply a negative meaning
文法句型
the + [adjective] + crowd
somebody's crowd
用法筆記
Often follows a defining adjective or noun that identifies the shared trait (the theatre crowd, the cool crowd, the yoga crowd). The speaker is typically outside or partly outside the group they are describing.