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基本释义
[noun] a large or dense group of insects, especially flying ones
[名词] 一大群或密集的一群昆虫,尤指会飞的昆虫
双语名著
When he passed through a village, the ragged brats ran joyously after him, and surrounded him like a swarm of gnats.
他从一个村庄经过时,那些衣服破烂的孩子们都欢天喜地跑到他身边,就象一群小飞虫似的围着他。
出自法国作家维克多·雨果的长篇小说《悲惨世界》(Les Misérables,原意为“悲惨的人们”“可怜的人们”)。该小说是19世纪最著名的小说之一,故事的主线围绕主人公土伦苦刑犯冉·阿让(Jean Valjean)的个人经历,融进了法国的历史、革命、战争、道德哲学、法律、正义、宗教信仰等,多次被改编演绎成影视作品。
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深入解读
Swarm 一词比较好记,就是在熟词 warm 的前面加个 s 。其基本含义是作名词表示“一大群、一大窝”蜜蜂、蝗虫、苍蝇等昆虫,多用来指像离巢的蜂群那样一起移动的一大群昆虫,比如:
- 野山羊在下面陡峭的山坡上咩咩地轻声叫着。但在远处,有一只死羊身上爬满了一群群的苍蝇。
From the steep slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly. But in the distance, there was a dead sheep covered with swarms of flies.
将这个概念用在人身上,则表示蜂拥的“一大群”人,强调人数众多、杂乱无章、不停移动,比如:
- 我们在尽力搞清楚为什么一大群人围住了这个酒店。
We’re trying to fathom out why a swarm of people encircled the hotel.
当用作动词时, swarm 自然指蜜蜂等昆虫“成群结队地移动、飞来飞去”或形容人、动物等“蜂拥、涌动”,比如:
- 半岛上到处是旅游者熙来攘往。
Tourists were swarming all over the peninsula. - 老主顾们成群地涌向这家商店,见什么买什么。
Patrons swarmed to the shop, buying up everything in sight.
除此之外,还可以用 swarm with sb/sth 这个短语动词来表示“挤满、到处是”来来往往的人或物,比如:
- 几分钟内很多警察就来到了这一地区,开始突击搜查附近的树林。
Within minutes the area was swarming with officers who began swooping on a nearby wood.
外刊例句
- The Ocean of Things aims to likewise wire up the high seas with swarms of floating, connected sensors.
同样,海基物联网的目标是用大量漂浮的、互联的传感器把海洋连接起来。
——《经济学人》 - A snarling swarm of razor-toothed green monsters is hot on his heels.
一大群牙尖齿利的绿色怪兽在他身后紧追不舍。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
“swarm” 是一个名词和动词,名词意为一大群、蜂群,动词意为涌向、涌入。
以下是包含单词“swarm”的50个短语,以及它们的中文解释:
- A swarm of bees: 一群蜜蜂
- A swarm of locusts: 一群蝗虫
- A swarm of birds: 一群鸟
- A swarm of insects: 一群昆虫
- A swarm of people: 一大群人
- A swarm of tourists: 一大群游客
- A swarm of fans: 一大群粉丝
- A swarm of students: 一大群学生
- A swarm of cars: 一大群汽车
- A swarm of fish: 一群鱼
- A swarm of drones: 一群无人机
- A swarm of ants: 一群蚂蚁
- A swarm of mosquitoes: 一群蚊子
- A swarm of flies: 一群苍蝇
- A swarm of robots: 一群机器人
- A swarm of thoughts: 一大堆想法
- A swarm of emotions: 一股情绪
- A swarm of questions: 一连串问题
- A swarm of ideas: 一大堆创意
- A swarm of problems: 一系列问题
- A swarm of data: 一大批数据
- A swarm of opportunities: 一系列机会
- A swarm of challenges: 一系列挑战
- A swarm of possibilities: 一系列可能性
- A swarm of options: 一系列选择
- A swarm of concerns: 一系列关切
- A swarm of issues: 一系列问题
- A swarm of decisions: 一系列决定
- A swarm of tasks: 一系列任务
- A swarm of events: 一系列事件
- A swarm of experiences: 一系列经历
- A swarm of feelings: 一系列感受
- A swarm of opinions: 一系列观点
- A swarm of changes: 一系列变化
- A swarm of updates: 一系列更新
- A swarm of updates: 一系列更新
- A swarm of messages: 一大堆信息
- A swarm of notifications: 一系列通知
- A swarm of alerts: 一系列警报
- A swarm of sounds: 一连串声音
- A swarm of lights: 一连串光芒
- A swarm of colors: 一连串颜色
- A swarm of ideas: 一大波创意
- A swarm of excitement: 一片兴奋
- A swarm of creativity: 一片创意
- A swarm of energy: 一片能量
- A swarm of enthusiasm: 一片热情
- A swarm of activity: 一片活跃
- A swarm of movement: 一片运动
- A swarm of attention: 一片关注
同近义词
- throng: a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
- horde: If you describe a crowd of people as a horde, you mean that the crowd is very large and excited and, often, rather frightening or unpleasant
- multitude: the mass of ordinary people without power or influence