throng
n
crowded mass of people or things 拥挤的人群; 繁多的事物
a throng of fans waiting to see the star 等著看球星的大群球迷
throngs of flies filled the air 空中的蝇群. throng, v
1 [Ipr, Ip, It]
move or press in a crowd 群集; 拥塞
The students thronged forward as the exam results were announced. 公布考试结果时学生们都拥上前去.
People are thronging to (see) his new play. 人们成群结队地去看他那出新戏.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
~ sth (with sb/sth) fill (a place) with a crowd (人群)挤满(某处)
Crowds thronged the main square of the city. 城里的大广场上挤满了人群.
The airport was thronged with holiday-makers. 飞机场挤满了去度假的人.
No matter how much you want to bathe, it just isn't safe.
不管你多想在这里游泳(都不要游),这里不安全。
Four years later, she left the children's home and entered an institution for the blind, where she learnt braille.
4年之后,她离开孤儿院,进入一盲人学校,学习布莱叶盲文。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.