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swarm

noun
🔊/swɔːm/
🔊/swɔːrm/
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  1. 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.群涌进来折磨他们。
    Topics Insects, worms, etc.c1
  2. 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
    3. Word OriginOld English swearm (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Schwarm, probably also to the base of Sanskrit svarati ‘it sounds’.

swarm

verb
🔊/swɔːm/
🔊/swɔːrm/
Verb Forms
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
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  1. [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.警察蜂拥而入。
  2. (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
    3. Word OriginOld English swearm (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Schwarm, probably also to the base of Sanskrit svarati ‘it sounds’.