1. 表示“人群”“观众”等,为集合名词,若用作主语,谓语用单数(看作整体时)或复数(考虑其个体成员时)均可。如:
The crowd was orderly and quiet. 人群很有秩序,也很安静。
The crowd were running in all directions. 人群往四面八方跑去。
The crowd move(s) on, and no one tries to stop it. 人群向前移动,谁也没试图阻止。
同样地,若使用相应的代词,也可根据单数或复数。如:
The crowd howled its displeasure. 人群怒吼着表示不满。
The crowd cheered their favorite horse. 众人为他们喜爱的马加油。
强调人数多时,可用复数形式。如:
There were crowds of people waiting to get in. 有许许多多的人在等着进去。
单词:crowd的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
people/ masses/ crowd/ throng/ mob
这些名词均有“人们,人群”之意。
people 最普通用词,不带任何色彩,泛指不确定数量的人们。
masses 指群众或平民,在西方国家含贬义,在我国含褒义。
crowd 本义指一大群紧紧聚集在一起的人群,现指群众整体,由个体结合的人群或大众。
through与crowd含义很接近,常可换用,但侧重指向前运动的群众。
mob 含贬义,指乌合之众、暴民。
与单词:crowd 相关的例句或者名人名言
Mr. Kim salutes to the crowd in a non-standard way.
金同志给群众敬礼的姿势一点也不标准。
There was a large crowd of people at the concert.
音乐会有很多人。
N-COUNT. (尤指体育赛事上的)拉拉队队员. A cheerleader is one of the people who leads the crowd in cheering at a large public event, especially a sports event.
There was a crowd of people in the garden.
花园里有很多人。
※One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name. 光辉生活中忙迫的一个小时抵得上无为的一世。