crowd

people, masses, crowd, throng, mob

名词 crowd:

1. a large number of things or people considered together
2. an informal body of friends
   同义词：crew, gang, bunch

动词 crowd:

1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
   同义词：herd
2. fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
3. to gather together in large numbers
   同义词：crowd together
4. approach a certain age or speed
   同义词：push

1. The restaurant's regular customers are being crowded out by tourists.
   这家餐馆的老主顾被游客挤得不得其门而入。
2. Guests were crowded into the few remaining rooms.
   把客人都挤在剩余的几个房间里了。
3. Many newspapers appeal to the crowd.
   许多报纸受到人民的欢迎。
4. The room was crowded with guests.
   房间里挤满了客人。
5. A crowd gathered at the scene of the fire.
   许多人聚集在火灾现场。

crowd

n.（名词）
A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
人群：聚集在一起的数目众多的人；人群
The common people; the populace.
平民百姓；大众
A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:
族群：有共同的特征，如年龄、兴趣或职业的一群人：
例句：
the over-30 crowd.
超过30岁的族群

A group of people attending a public function; an audience:
观众：参加公共集会的一群人；观众：
例句：
The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.
这场戏吸引了为数不多但有鉴赏力的观众

A large number of things positioned or considered together.
大堆，大量：被放在一起的或被认为一起的许多东西
v.（动词）
crowd.ed,crowd.ing,crowds
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To congregate in a restricted area; throng:
聚集：在有限的空间里聚集；群集：
例句：
The children crowded around the TV.
孩子们聚集在电视机周围

To advance by pressing or shoving:
推挤：通过压或推前进：
例句：
A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.
一群记者涌向候选人

v.tr.（及物动词）
To force by or as if by pressing or shoving:
推挤：用压或推或用压或推逼迫：
例句：
Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. Urban sprawl crowded the small farmers out of the immediate area.
警察强行把观众推回观众席。城市杂乱的扩张将农夫们挤出这个地区

To draw or stand near to:
拉近，站在…旁：
例句：
The batter crowded the plate.
打击者靠近本垒板站着

To press, cram, or force tightly together:
挤，塞：紧紧地把…压、塞或逼迫在一起：
例句：
crowded the clothes into the closet.
把衣服塞进衣柜中

To fill or occupy to overflowing:
塞满，堆满：装满或塞满以致于过剩：
例句：
Books crowded the shelves.
书架上堆满了书

Informal To put pressure on, as to pay a debt.
【非正式用语】 逼迫：对…施加压力，如逼迫

<习惯用语>crowd (on) sail【航海】
To spread a large amount of sail to increase speed.
扬帆加速：张起众多的风帆以加速行驶
来源：
From Middle English crowden [to crowd]
源自 中古英语 crowden [聚集]
from Old English crôdan [to hasten]
源自 古英语 crôdan [催促]

【引伸】
crowd.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>crowd,crush,flock,horde,mob,press,throngThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a large group of people gathered close to one another.:
这些名词共有的中心意思是.聚集在一起的互相接近的一大群人.：
例句：
a crowd of well-wishers;
一大群表示良好祝愿的人；

例句：
a crush of autograph seekers;
寻求亲笔签名的人群；

例句：
a flock of schoolchildren;
一群学生；

例句：
a horde of demonstrators;
一群示威者；

例句：
a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts;
一群摇滚乐的热心听众；

例句：
a press of shoppers;
一大批购物者；

例句：
throngs of tourists.
一群旅行者


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n.（名词）
Music An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked.Also called crwth
【音乐】 克鲁斯琴：一种古代凯尔特人用的弓弦弹拨乐器也作 crwth
Chiefly British A fiddle.
【多用于英国】 小提琴

来源：
Middle English croud
中古英语 croud
from Welsh crwth [hump, crowd]
源自 威尔士语 crwth [驼背，人群]