
n.群;蜂群
v.云集;充滿
He has received a swarm of letters. 他已經(jīng)收到了一大批信件。
The locust swarm has destroyed all the crops and vegetables. 蝗蟲群毀壞了所有的莊稼和蔬菜。
Like bees in a swarm, these stars move on ever changing orbits. 好比蜂群內(nèi)的蜜蜂那般,球狀星團(tuán)內(nèi)的恒星運(yùn)行在不斷變化的軌道之上。
用作動詞 (v.)Many students swarm into the canteen after class. 放學(xué)后,很多學(xué)生擁進(jìn)食堂。
Myriads of small marine insects swarm the ocean. 無數(shù)的海中小昆蟲群集在海洋中。
These shores will still swarm with the dead of my people. 這一帶海岸仍將到處有我們祖先的英靈出沒。
I knew the train was coming as I had seen the passengers swarm into the platform. 我看到乘客們涌上站臺,知道火車就要進(jìn)站了。
swarm用作名詞時意思是“一大群”,轉(zhuǎn)化為動詞意思是“群集”,指密密麻麻的昆蟲(如蜜蜂、螞蟻)成群飛離蜂巢或云集在某一處。強(qiáng)調(diào)成群結(jié)隊(duì)地運(yùn)動。引申可表示“充滿”“擠滿”等。
swarm只用作不及物動詞,多與介詞with或副詞about連用。
swarm還可用作名詞,意思是“蜂群, 一大群”。