crowds
crowds — 名詞
- crowdssingular
- crowdsesplural
1. many people who come together in a single place, often for a shared purpose such
人群；群眾
聚集在一起的一大群人
many people who come together in a single place, often for a shared purpose such as watching an event or protesting
A crowd of three thousand people gathered in the square to hear the mayor speak.
三千人的人群聚集在廣場上聆聽市長演講。
a crowd of + number + people gathered
Kemi pushed her way through the crowd to get a better view of the parade.
Kemi 從人群中擠過去，想更清楚地觀看遊行。
push through the crowd
The crowd grew silent as the head teacher began to read the announcement.
校長開始宣讀公告時，人群安靜了下來。
By noon, the crowd outside the stadium stretched for three blocks.
到了中午，體育館外的人群已經排到了三個街區之外。
Bao spotted his sister in the crowd and waved both arms above his head.
Bao 在人群中看到了他的妹妹，高舉起雙手揮舞。
- individual
a single person, not part of a group
文法句型
a crowd of + number/people
the crowd + verb
用法筆記
Often used with 'of' to specify the number or type of people: a crowd of supporters, a crowd of fans.
常見錯誤
2. the friends you regularly spend time with, or a set of people united by a common
圈子
有共同興趣的一群朋友
the friends you regularly spend time with, or a set of people united by a common interest, activity, or lifestyle
Lauren has been hanging out with the same crowd since her first year of college.
Lauren 從大學一年級開始就一直和同一群朋友來往。
hanging out with the same crowd
The art crowd meets at that café every Friday evening to discuss new exhibitions.
藝術圈的人每週五晚上都會在那家咖啡館聚會，討論最新的展覽。
the [interest] crowd
Stefan and his crowd started a band in the garage last summer.
Stefan 和他的朋友們去年夏天在車庫裡組了一支樂團。
Talia felt she had finally found her crowd when she joined the local book club.
Talia 加入當地的讀書會後，覺得終於找到了屬於自己的圈子。
My brother's crowd is really into rock climbing and hiking every weekend.
我哥哥那群人非常熱衷於攀岩和每個週末去健行。
文法句型
someone's crowd
the + adjective + crowd
用法筆記
Typically preceded by a possessive or an adjective describing the shared interest: my crowd, the theatre crowd, the surfing crowd.
常見錯誤
3. many people contacted through the internet to contribute ideas, money, or opinio
網路群眾
透過網路徵求意見或協助的群體
many people contacted through the internet to contribute ideas, money, or opinions, or to help complete a task
The company used the crowd to test its new smartphone app and report bugs.
該公司請網路群眾測試其新的手機應用程式並回報錯誤。
the crowd to test
Scientists asked the online crowd to help identify animals in thousands of camera-trap photos.
科學家請網路群眾協助辨識成千上萬張自動相機照片中的動物。
online crowd to help
The crowd-funded project raised over fifty thousand dollars in just one week.
這個群眾募資計畫在短短一週內就募到了超過五萬美元。
By asking the online crowd for opinions, Lan's team improved the website design dramatically.
Lan 的團隊透過徵求網路群眾的意見，大幅改善了網站設計。
Many news websites now rely on the crowd to report local events through social media.
許多新聞網站現在都依賴網路群眾透過社群媒體報導當地事件。
文法句型
the crowd + verb
crowd-sourced
用法筆記
Frequently appears in compounds such as 'crowdsourcing' and 'crowdfunding', and in the phrase 'wisdom of the crowd'.
crowds — 動詞
- crowdspresent simple I / you / we / they
- crowdses3rd person singular
- crowdsing-ing form
- crowdsedpast simple
1. to stand or move too close to someone, or to watch them too closely, making them
逼近
靠太近使人不舒服
to stand or move too close to someone, or to watch them too closely, making them feel uncomfortable or annoyed
Ayesha felt crowded when the guide stood too close to her at the museum.
Ayesha 在博物館裡導遊站得太近，讓她有種被逼近的感覺。
passive: felt crowded
The journalists kept crowding the actress with questions as she tried to leave the building.
記者們不斷逼近那位女演員問問題，讓她難以離開大樓。
crowd somebody with something
Please don't crowd me while I am trying to pack the suitcase.
我正在整理行李箱時，請不要靠我太近。
Fans crowded the singer at the stage door, making it hard to reach her car.
粉絲們在舞台門口逼近那位歌手，讓她很難走到車子旁邊。
Karim tried to read his book, but passengers kept crowding his personal space.
Karim 想安靜看書，但其他乘客一直逼近他的個人空間。
- press in on
more physical; suggests actual pushing
- surround
neutral; being on all sides without necessarily causing discomfort
- intimidate
stronger; making someone feel frightened, not just uncomfortable
- leave alone
to stop interacting with or bothering someone
文法句型
crowd somebody
crowd around somebody
用法筆記
Often used in the continuous form (crowding) or passive (feel crowded). The discomfort is psychological as well as physical.
2. to gather as many people in one place, packing it closely around a point of inte
聚集
大批人聚集在一起
to gather as many people in one place, packing it closely around a point of interest
Fans crowded around the entrance to catch a glimpse of the movie star.
粉絲們聚集在入口周圍，想一睹那位電影明星的風采。
crowd around + place
After the earthquake, people crowded into the sports centre seeking shelter.
地震過後，人們聚集到體育中心尋找庇護。
crowd into + space
Shoppers crowded the market square during the holiday festival.
購物者在節日期間聚集在市場廣場上。
Hundreds of runners crowded the starting line, waiting for the signal to begin.
數百名跑者聚集在起跑線前，等待出發的信號。
Children crowded around the ice-cream truck as soon as it parked near the school.
冰淇淋車一停在學校附近，孩子們就聚集了過來。
文法句型
crowd around something
crowd into somewhere
people crowd + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
Frequently used with prepositions like 'around', 'into', and 'through' to show direction of movement.
常見錯誤
3. to fill a place completely, with people or things packed so tightly that there i
擠滿
塞滿到快溢出的程度
to fill a place completely, with people or things packed so tightly that there is little or no space left
Tourists crowded the beaches every afternoon during the summer season.
每年夏季的午後，沙灘上總是擠滿了遊客。
Commuters crowded the train platform during the evening rush hour.
通勤者在傍晚尖峰時段擠滿了火車月臺。
The narrow streets were crowded with vendors selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
狹窄的街道上擠滿了販售新鮮蔬果的攤販。
Memories of her childhood crowded Esme's mind as she walked through the old house.
Esme 走過老房子時，童年回憶擠滿了她的腦海。
Books and papers crowded every surface of Vinícius's desk in the library.
Vinícius 圖書館書桌上的每個角落都擠滿了書本和文件。
- empty
to make or become empty
文法句型
be crowded with something
用法筆記
Commonly used in the passive form 'be crowded with' (people or things). Can also be used abstractly for thoughts or memories filling the mind.
常見錯誤
4. to push, force, or fit too many people or things into a space that is too small
塞入
強行塞進狹小空間
to push, force, or fit too many people or things into a space that is too small for them
The friends crowded five people into a taxi meant for four passengers.
那群朋友硬是把五個人塞進一輛只能載四名乘客的計程車裡。
crowd + number + into
Tuan crowded his clothes into the small suitcase until the zipper barely closed.
Tuan 把衣服塞進小行李箱，直到拉鍊幾乎拉不上為止。
The teacher crowded thirty desks into a classroom designed for twenty.
老師把三十張書桌塞進一間只能容納二十人的教室。
The refugees were crowded onto buses with barely room to stand.
難民們被擠上巴士，幾乎沒有站立空間。
Lauren crowded all the camping gear into the back of the small car.
Lauren 把所有露營裝備都塞進小汽車的後車廂。
- spread out
to arrange things with space between them
文法句型
crowd somebody/something into somewhere
be crowded onto
用法筆記
Emphasizes the act of forcing something into a space not designed to hold it. Often used with 'into' or 'onto'.
5. to come very close to reaching a particular age, amount, or limit, especially on
接近
接近某個年齡或數量
to come very close to reaching a particular age, amount, or limit, especially one that is notable or a milestone
My grandfather is crowding eighty but still walks to the market every morning.
我祖父快八十歲了，但每天還是走到市場買菜。
crowding + age
The total cost of the repairs is crowding five thousand dollars now.
修理費現在快要接近五千美元了。
crowding + amount of money
With the deadline crowding, the team worked late into the night to finish the project.
隨著截止日期逼近，團隊工作到深夜以完成專案。
The city's population is crowding one million, according to the latest estimate.
根據最新估計，該市人口即將突破一百萬。
The runner's time was crowding the Olympic record as she approached the finish line.
那位跑者的成績在她衝過終點線時已接近奧運紀錄。
- approach
neutral and more formal; getting close to a number or milestone
- near
similar to approach but slightly less formal
- close in on
suggests gradual movement toward a target
文法句型
crowd + number/age/amount
be crowding + number
用法筆記
Informal and slightly idiomatic. Typically used in the continuous form 'be crowding'. Common with ages (crowding forty, crowding eighty) and round numbers.