音标:[swɔ:mz] ;
n. 蜂群, 一大群( swarm的名词复数 )
v. 密集( swarm的第三人称单数 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
n a moving crowd
n a group of many things in the air or on the ground
v be teeming, be abuzz
v move in large numbers

swarm的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I saw a swarm of bees attacking the poor monkey.我看到一群蜜蜂正在攻击可怜的猴子。
  2. He has received a swarm of letters.他已经收到了一大批信件。
  3. The locust swarm has destroyed all the crops and vegetables.蝗虫群毁坏了所有的庄稼和蔬菜。
  4. Like bees in a swarm, these stars move on ever changing orbits.好比蜂群内的蜜蜂那般,球状星团内的恒星运行在不断变化的轨道之上。
用作动词(v.)
  1. Many students swarm into the canteen after class.放学后,很多学生拥进食堂。
  2. Myriads of small marine insects swarm the ocean.无数的海中小昆虫群集在海洋中。
  3. These shores will still swarm with the dead of my people.这一带海岸仍将到处有我们祖先的英灵出没。
  4. I knew the train was coming as I had seen the passengers swarm into the platform.我看到乘客们涌上站台,知道火车就要进站了。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. When bees swarm, hundreds of them come together in a great mass.蜜蜂搬家时都挤成一大团。
  2. Customers swarmed before the counter.柜台前挤满了顾客。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
swarm about (v.+adv.)
    成群四处游荡 go everywhere in a crowdswarm about

    Bees swarmed about in the orchard.

    蜜蜂成群地在果园里飞来飞去。

swarm across (v.+prep.)
    蜂拥着穿过 pass in a crowdswarm across sth

    They swarmed across the bridge.

    他们蜂拥着穿过那座桥。

swarm back into (v.+adv.+prep.)
    成群拥回 return in a crowdswarm back into sth

    When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel.

    雨一开始下,人群就拥回旅社。

swarm out of (v.+adv.+prep.)
    蜂拥而出 go out in a crowdswarm out of sth

    When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school.

    铃声一响,孩子蜂拥而出离开了学校。

swarm with (v.+prep.)
    挤满; 充满 be crowded with sth/sbswarm with sb/sth

    The stables swarmed with flies.

    马厩里尽是苍蝇。

    The swamp swarms with mosquitoes and other insects.

    沼泽地里到处是蚊子和其他虫子。

    The open tents swarmed with mosquitoes.

    蚊子在敞开的帐篷里成群地飞来飞去。

    The house swarmed with rats.

    这屋中老鼠群集。

    The beach is swarming with bathers.

    海滩满是浴客。

    The scenic spot swarmed with tourists.

    这个风景区挤满了游客。

    The White House rose garden was swarming with security men.

    白宫玫瑰园里密布着保安人员。

    I swarmed with the work at the present.

    我目前被这个工作弄得苦不堪言。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • swarm amazingly令人惊异地挤满
  • swarm curiously不寻常地挤满
  • swarm habitually惯常地挤满
  • swarm infrequently罕见地挤满
  • swarm magnificently壮丽地挤满
  • swarm remarkably不平常地挤满
  • swarm savagely野蛮地挤满
  • swarm scathingly不留情地挤满
  • swarm spectacularly引人入胜地挤满
  • swarm about成群四处游荡
~+介词
  • swarm back into成群拥回
  • swarm out of蜂拥而出
  • swarm with挤满,充满

经典引文

  • A swarm of daffodils, like those Wordsworth immortalized.

    出自:J. S. Huxley
  • A swarm of brown women and children were chasing birds.

    出自:A. Brink
  • Women..swarming in and out of shops.

    出自:V. Woolf
  • Children..swarming about and screaming at..play.

    出自:G. Huntington
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