crowd 1 S3 W2 / kraʊd / 名词
1 [可数名词] a large group of people who have gathered together to do something, for example to watch something or protest about something
crowd of
a crowd of angry protesters
a crowd of 30,000 spectators
There were crowds of shoppers in the street.
A vast crowd gathered in the main square.
She mingled with the crowd of guests, exchanging greetings.
Saturday’s game was watched by a capacity crowd (= the maximum number of people that a sports ground etc can hold ) .
Troops fired tear gas and shots to disperse a crowd of 15,000 demonstrators.
2 [单数形式] informal a group of people who know each other, work together etc :
I didn’t know him; he wasn’t one of the usual crowd.
3 the crowd ordinary people, not unusual in any way :
You have to do things exceptionally well to stand out from the crowd (= be different from ordinary people ) .
He wanted to go unnoticed, to be one of the crowd .
COLLOCATIONS
动词
a crowd gathers A large crowd had gathered to watch the procession go past.
a crowd cheers (= shouts to show praise, support etc ) The crowd cheered as the team came onto the pitch.
a crowd roars (= shouts in a very excited way ) As the band appeared the crowd roared in approval.
a crowd surges forward (= moves forward all together ) Police officers began to lose control and the crowd surged forward.
a crowd disperses/breaks up (= goes away in different directions ) Seeing there would be no more entertainment, the crowd began to disperse.
a crowd lines the street/route etc A crowd lined the street to catch a glimpse of the president.
attract/draw a crowd The ceremony is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1,000.
pull a crowd/pull in the crowds (= make a lot of people come to something ) Low prices always pull in the crowds.
disperse/break up a crowd (= make a crowd go away in different directions ) A few warning shots were fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
mingle/mix with the crowd (= join a crowd to be social or in order not to be noticed ) The actors went outside to talk to and mingle with the crowd.
形容词
a big/large/huge crowd A big crowd is expected tomorrow for the final match.
a good crowd (= a big one ) There was a good crowd on the first night of the show.
a capacity crowd (= the maximum number of people that a place can hold ) The band performed brilliantly to a capacity crowd.
a sellout crowd (= one that has bought all the tickets for something ) The team won in front of a sellout crowd of 17,765.
a record crowd (= the biggest one there has ever been ) They were playing before a record crowd of 50,000.
a bumper crowd (= a very big one ) As usual there was a bumper crowd at the festival.
短语
a crowd of people I pushed my way through the crowd of people.
a crowd of onlookers (= of people who stop to watch something that is happening ) A crowd of onlookers had gathered to see what all the fuss was about.
THESAURUS
crowd a large number of people together in one place : The exhibition is expected to attract large crowds of visitors.
mob a crowd of noisy and violent people who are difficult to control : The mob set fire to cars and buildings.
mass a very large crowd which is not moving and which is very difficult to move through : the mass of people in the station
horde a large crowd of people, especially people who are behaving in a way that you disapprove of or that annoys you : the hordes of tourists on the island
droves [复数形式] a crowd of people – used especially when you are talking about a crowd of people who move from one place to another : The public came in droves to see the event.
throng literary a very large crowd : A great throng had gathered to listen to his speech.
flock a large group of people of the same type, especially when they have a leader : A flock of children were being shown through the museum.
pack a group of people of the same type, especially a group you do not approve of : A pack of reporters shouted questions.
swarm a large crowd of people who are moving quickly in many directions in a very uncontrolled way : a swarm of children in the playground
crush a crowd of people who are pressed close together : There was such a crush on the Metro this morning.
multitude formal literary a very large number of people, especially ordinary people : The Emperor came out to speak to the multitude. → group