单词 | throng |
释义 | throng (θrɒŋ , US θrɔːŋ ) Word forms: throngs , thronging , thronged 1. countable noun A throng is a large crowd of people. [literary] An official pushed through the throng. Synonyms: crowd, mob, horde, press 2. verb When people throng somewhere, they go there in great numbers. [literary] The crowds thronged into the mall. [V + to/into/around] ...the multitudes that throng around the Pope. [V to/into/around n] Synonyms: rush, pour, stream, press 3. verb If people throng a place, they are present there in great numbers. They throng the beaches between late June and early August. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pack, fill, crowd, press thronged adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] The streets are thronged with people. [+ with] Collocations: throng the streets City centres were never designed to have unlimited numbers of cars thronging their streets. Times, Sunday Times And no people will throng the streets because councils won't be able to afford the insurance premiums. Times, Sunday Times Soon afterwards, the police melted away and people thronged the streets. Times, Sunday Times Thousands will throng the streets to celebrate the arrival of spring and buildings will be festooned with bluebells. Times, Sunday Times To the people who thronged the streets of the darkened town these were moments of intense excitement. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 一大群人, 蜂涌 Japanese: 人だかり, 群がる |
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