swarm
noun
uk/swɔːm/us/swɔːrm/[C]
alargegroupofinsectsallmovingtogether:
(一起移动的)一大群(昆虫)a swarmofbees/wasps/ants/locusts一大群蜜蜂/黄蜂/蚂蚁/蝗虫
Thedeadsheepwascoveredwith swarmsofflies.这只死羊身上爬满了一群群的苍蝇。
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[C,+ sing/pl verb]
alargegroupofpeopleallmovingtogether:
(蜂拥的)一大群(人)A swarmof/Swarmsofphotographersfollowedthe star'scar.成群结队的记者跟在这位电影明星的车后。
Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- colony collapse
- colony collapse disorder
- drove
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- murder
- pack
- pod
- school
- shoal
- skein
- team
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Groups of people
swarm
verb[I]
uk/swɔːm/us/swɔːrm/Wheninsectsswarm, they come together in alargegroup.
(昆虫)群集,成群结队地移动Whenpeopleswarmsomewhere, theymovethere in alargegroupor inlargenumbers:
(人)蜂拥,涌动During thesummer,touristsswarm the little beachsidetown.游客在夏季纷纷涌向这个海滨小镇。
Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- colony collapse
- colony collapse disorder
- drove
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- murder
- pack
- pod
- school
- shoal
- skein
- team
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Acting, being or existing together
Phrasal verb
swarm withsomething