swarm

noun

/swɔːm/

/swɔːrm/

swarm (of something) a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction一大群（蜜蜂等昆虫）
- a swarm of bees/locusts/flies一大群蜜蜂／蝗虫／苍蝇
- Gnats came in swarms to torment them.蚊子成群结队地来折磨他们。
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c1
a large group of people, especially when they are all moving quickly in the same direction一大群，一大批（向同方向移动的人） synonym horde

词源Old English swearm (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Schwarm, probably also to the base of Sanskrit svarati ‘it sounds’.

verb

/swɔːm/

/swɔːrm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they swarm	/swɔːm/ /swɔːrm/
he / she / it swarms	/swɔːmz/ /swɔːrmz/
past simple swarmed	/swɔːmd/ /swɔːrmd/
past participle swarmed	/swɔːmd/ /swɔːrmd/
-ing form swarming	/ˈswɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈswɔːrmɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] + adv./prep. (often disapproving) (of people, animals, etc.人、动物等) to move around in a large group成群地来回移动
- Tourists were swarming all over the island.岛上到处是旅游者熙来攘往。
- Police swarmed into the building.警察涌入大楼。
(of bees and other flying insects蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫) to move around together in a large group, looking for a place to live成群地飞来飞去

词源Old English swearm (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Schwarm, probably also to the base of Sanskrit svarati ‘it sounds’.