throng
发音
英 [θrɒŋ]
美 [θrɔːŋ]
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- n.
- 人群，大群人
- 众多
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- vt.& vi.
- 群集
- 蜂拥而至
- 挤满
单词词源
throng 人群，群集，拥挤
来自中英语 thrang,人群，来自 Proto-Germanic*thrangwa,人群，来自 PIE*trenk,挤，压，催促， 可能来自 PIE*tere,弯，转，扭曲，词源同 turn,throw,torque.比喻用法，即拧在一起。
双语例句
- 1. Quickly , I squeezed through the ever-growing throng and climbed the stairs to the third floor .
- 很快地，我挤过越来越拥挤的人群，爬上楼梯到三楼。
- 2. The throng of journalists , lawyers and other interested parties that has descended on houston and chicago will have injected a good deal of money into the hospitality industry and also resulted in plenty of revenue for mobile phone companies .
- 涌向休斯顿和芝加哥的大群记者、律师和其它利益相关方，一定会给酒店行业注入大笔资金，并为移动电话公司创造可观的收入。
- 3. Locals and expatriates alike throng world-class restaurants and nightclubs .
- 世界级的饭店和夜总会里挤满了当地人和外国人。
- 4. Hundreds of thousands throng the main square of an arab capital in a stunning show of defiance .
- 数十万人拥向一个阿拉伯国家首都的主要广场，令人震惊地展示出对当政者之反抗。
- 5. Tourists throng the place to get a glimpse of the ruins of this beautiful city .
- 旅游者蜂拥而至以一睹这座美丽城市的废墟。