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swarmed

UK //swɔːmd//US //swɔːrmd//

词源

源自古英语 swearm(蜂群),与德语 Schwarm同源,最初模拟昆虫群体飞行时的嗡嗡声。

verb

❶ 指大量人或动物快速聚集或移动,通常形容数量庞大且行动迅速的场景,如蜂群飞舞或人群涌向某处。

“Bees swarmed around the hive when the queen returned.”

(蜂后归来时,蜜蜂成群结队地围绕蜂巢飞舞。)

“Tourists swarmed the famous landmark as soon as the gates opened.”

(大门一开,游客们便蜂拥而至挤满了那个著名地标。)

同义词:crowded, flocked, thronged, overrun, invaded

常见短语

swarmed with — 形容某处被大量人或物占据,通常带有拥挤或不堪重负的意味。

“The picnic area was swarmed with hungry seagulls.”

(野餐区被饥饿的海鸥群完全占领了。)