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swarming

UK //ˈswɔːmɪŋ//US //ˈswɔːrmɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'swarmen',与古英语 'swearm'(蜂群)相关,可能源于原始日耳曼语词根,意为“移动的群体”。

verb

❶ 指大量人或物快速聚集或移动,通常显得混乱或拥挤,常用于描述昆虫、人群或事件的突然增多。

“Bees were swarming around the hive in the warm afternoon sun.”

(蜜蜂在温暖的午后阳光下蜂拥在蜂巢周围。)

“Tourists were swarming the streets during the festival.”

(节日期间,游客们蜂拥至街头。)

同义词:crowding, flocking, thronging, gathering, converging

adjective

❶ 形容某处或某物被大量人或物占据,显得非常拥挤或活跃,常用于描述繁忙或密集的场景。

“The swarming market was filled with vendors and buyers.”

(熙熙攘攘的市场里挤满了商贩和买家。)

“The beach was swarming with people on the holiday weekend.”

(假日周末的海滩上挤满了人。)

同义词:teeming, bustling, crowded, packed, overflowing

常见短语

swarming with — 表示某处充满或挤满了某物或某人,通常用于描述数量庞大且活跃的情况。

“The old house was swarming with cockroaches.”

(那栋老房子里爬满了蟑螂。)