drove
noun /drəʊv/
/drəʊv/
[usually plural]- a large number of people or animals, often moving or doing something as a group
（移动的）人群，畜群 - droves of tourists
成群的游客 - People were leaving the countryside in droves to look for work in the cities.
一批一批的人离开农村到城里找工作。 - The gallery had its busiest day ever, as droves of people poured into its new premises by the docks.
画廊度过了有史以来最繁忙的一天，成群结队的人涌入码头旁的新房。 - Tourists started arriving in their droves.
游客开始成群结队地到达。
词源Old English drāf, related to drīfan ‘to drive’. - droves of tourists