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. 画廊有史以来最忙碌的一天，码头旁涌入了成群的新人。 Tourists started arriving in their droves. 游客开始蜂拥而至。
Word OriginOld English drāf, related to drīfan ‘to drive’.