droves

英 [drəʊvz]

美 [droʊvz]

n.  人群

Collins.1

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 人群
  If you say that people are going somewhere or doing somethingin droves, you are emphasizing that there is a very large number of them.
  1. Scientists are leaving the country in droves...
     科学家们正成批地离开这个国家。
  2. In the warm petrol-scented night, droves of young men and girls were strolling along the quays and packing the bars.
     在这个温暖的夜晚里，空气中弥漫着汽油的味道，成群结队的年轻男女或是漫步在码头边或是泡在酒吧间。

双语例句

• Sasquatch brought droves of people to a far-flung corner of Washington State for a long weekend.
  在一个悠长的周末，大批乐迷不约而同地赶赴华盛顿州一个遥远的角落，参加在那里举行的野人音乐节（Sasquatch）。
• They come in droves to see the natural wonder.
  他们一群群地来参观这一天然奇迹。
• They began to stay away in droves and Underground Atlanta quickly began to go downhill.
  他们许多人不再来光顾了，于是地下亚特兰大很快就开始走上了下坡路。
• Tourists come in droves to see the giant panda.
  成群结队的游客前来观赏大熊猫。
• In the warm petrol-scented night, droves of young men and girls were strolling along the quays and packing the bars.
  在这个温暖的夜晚里，空气中弥漫着汽油的味道，成群结队的年轻男女或是漫步在码头边或是泡在酒吧间。
• They began to appear in nameless droves.
  他们开始大群地涌现，无名无姓。
• We walked through the museum without a guide and found ourselves amid droves of American tourists.
  我们在博物馆里走着，没有导游，结果跑到一大群美国游客中去了。
• The crowds were arriving in droves.
  人群正大批大批地涌来。
• And I saw many animals in the wild droves, elephants and that was fascinating.
  我看到一群群的野生动物，比如大象，太迷人了。
• Middle-class Syrians and secular activists are leaving in droves.
  中产阶级和不信教的激进分子都成群结队地逃离叙利亚。