2[singular] informalFRIEND a group of people who know each other, work together etc 〔互相认识、一起工作等的〕一群人,一伙人,一帮人
I didn’t know him; he wasn’t one of the usual crowd.
我不认识他,他不是平时那一群人里的。
3the crowdordinary people, not unusual in any way 大众,百姓,凡夫俗子
You have to do things exceptionally well to stand out from the crowd (=be different from ordinary people).
你必须干得非常出色才能脱颖而出。
He wanted to go unnoticed, to be one of the crowd.
他想默默无闻地做个普通人。
Examples from the Corpus
stand out from the crowd• Even now, Jonadab held himself as erect as in his youth and stood out from the crowd.• The real problem is to make your particular messagestand out from the crowd.• When it comes to a basiccurrentaccount, there is little a bank can do to stand out from the crowd.• And for those determined enough to stand out from the crowd by virtue of understatement, that may well be enough.
nCOLLOCATIONS
verbs
a crowd gathers
A large crowd had gathered to watch the procession go past.
a crowd cheers (=shouts to show praise, support etc)
The crowd cheered as the team came onto the pitch.
a crowd roars (=shouts in a very excited way)
As the band appeared the crowd roared in approval.
a crowd surges forward (=moves forward all together)
Police officers began to lose control and the crowd surged forward.
a crowd disperses/breaks up (=goes away in different directions)
Seeing there would be no more entertainment, the crowd began to disperse.
a crowd lines the street/route etc
A crowd lined the street to catch a glimpse of the president.
attract/draw a crowd
The ceremony is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1,000.
pull a crowd/pull in the crowds (=make a lot of people come to something)
Low prices always pull in the crowds.
disperse/break up a crowd (=make a crowd go away in different directions)
A few warning shots were fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
mingle/mix with the crowd (=join a crowd to be social or in order not to be noticed)
The actors went outside to talk to and mingle with the crowd.
adjectives
a big/large/huge crowd
A big crowd is expected tomorrow for the final match.
a good crowd (=a big one)
There was a good crowd on the first night of the show.
a capacity crowd (=the maximum number of people that a place can hold)
The band performed brilliantly to a capacity crowd.
a sellout crowd (=one that has bought all the tickets for something)
The team won in front of a sellout crowd of 17,765.
a record crowd (=the biggest one there has ever been)
They were playing before a record crowd of 50,000.
a bumper crowd (=a very big one)
As usual there was a bumper crowd at the festival.
phrases
a crowd of people
I pushed my way through the crowd of people.
a crowd of onlookers (=of people who stop to watch something that is happening)
A crowd of onlookers had gathered to see what all the fuss was about.
nTHESAURUS
crowd a large number of people together in one place
The exhibition is expected to attract large crowds of visitors.
1[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]CROWD if people crowd somewhere, they gather together in large numbers, filling a particular place 群集,聚集;拥挤
crowd into
Hundreds of people crowded into the church for the funeral.
数百人拥进教堂参加葬礼。
crowd round/around
We all crowded round the table.
我们都挤在桌子周围。
be crowded together
the rapid spread of infection in areas where people are crowded together
传染病在人群聚集的地方迅速蔓延
2[transitiveT] if people or things crowd a place, there are a lot of them there 挤满,塞满
Holidaymakers crowded the beaches.
海滩上挤满了度假者。
Range after range of mountains crowd the horizon.
地平线上山峦层叠。
3[transitiveT]IDEA if thoughts or ideas crowd your mind or memory, they fill it, not allowing you to think of anything else 〔想法或观点〕塞满〔脑子〕
Strange thoughts and worries were crowding his mind.
他脑子里满是奇怪的想法和忧虑。
4[transitiveT]
a)ANNOYto make someone angry by moving too close to them 挤,逼近〔因而把人激怒〕
Stop crowding me – there’s plenty of room.
别挤我——地方大着呢。
b)especially American EnglishAmEUPSET to make someone angry or upset by making too many unfairdemands on them 〔用太多不合理的要求〕催促,催逼〔因而使人生气或不快〕
5crowd inphrasal verbphr vif problems or thoughtscrowd in on you, you cannot stop thinking about them 〔问题或想法〕涌上心头,涌入脑海
on
She shut her mind against the fears that crowded in on her.
她克制自己不去想那些涌上心头的恐惧感。
Examples from the Corpus
crowd in• More than 100 people crowded into the fire station for Thursday night's council meeting.• People kept crowding in, and one woman started to panic.
crowd on• Just as his clothes were beginning to fit comfortably again, he sawtemptationcrowding in on every side.• Suddenly, she had a new set of memories, crowding in on her own.• My nightmares returned at a time when everything was crowding in on me and I couldn't cope.• The woodscrowd in on me as I make my way along the ancienttrack.• Gloomypremonitionscrowded in on me.• Up to then there had been little social division in towns and houses were crowded in on themselves in a formless way.• Gone are the unitscrowded in on top of each other, and darkcentralplazasremoved from the city streets.• As demandscrowd in on you it becomes increasingly difficult to keep things in perspective.
6crowd somebody/something ↔ outphrasal verbphr vFORCE somebody TO DO somethingto force someone or something out of a place or situation 把…挤出,排挤
Supermarket chains have crowded out the smaller shops.