n 一大群(人);一大堆(东西)(large group of people or things crowded together)[C，Gp(of)]：a～of movie fans/shoppers/people 一群影迷/买东西的人/人;～s of flies/passengers 一群群的苍蝇/旅客;〖同〗crowd，army，mass，swarm，flock;〖反〗few;

v (1)成群结队，群集，蜂拥(assemble，collect or go in large number;crowd)[I+prep，I+adv，I+to-inf]：(people)～towards the entrance/the classroom door(人们)拥向入口处/教室门口;～to the county fair/into the theatre/into the sale-room(人们)成群结队地到县城集市上去/拥进戏院/拥进拍卖场;Spectators～ed along the parade route. 沿着游行的路线聚集了许多观看的人。～forward 挤向前面;～to see the new play/the baseball game 蜂拥着去看新剧/棒球比赛;〖同〗crowd，swarm，mass，flock;〖反〗scatter;

(2)挤满(crowd into; fill with a crowd)[T+n，T+n+prep尤pass]：(people)～the platforms (of the subway station)/the streets/the main square (of the city)/the small room/the theater(地铁车站)站台上/大街上/(城市的)中心广场/小房间/戏院里挤满了(人);Fans～ed the singer wherever he went. 歌手走到哪里，哪里就挤满了歌迷。The town was～ed with tourists/holiday-makers. 这个小城镇到处是旅游者/度假的人。〖同〗crowd，jam，pack;〖反〗scatter;

【辨异】throng 与crowd、multitude和swarm的区别见CROWD。