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单词 horde
释义
hordehorde /hɔːd $ hɔːrd/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhorde
Origin:
1500-1600 French and German, from Polish horda
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • According to Imperial records the horde gathered at the coast and began to construct a huge fleet.
  • Her images of that horde of ribald workmen looked positively endearing next to this man.
  • Hideous monsters, in their hordes.
  • Imagine all the trouble hordes of tots and teenagers can get into with nothing to do all day but hang around.
  • Security guards held hordes at bay, while men with binoculars eyed the bevy from vans.
  • Since then, people say, the beast, or, possibly, a horde of them, has been moving fast.
  • The quantities can be adjusted to feed the hordes.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSof people
several people together in the same place: · A group of boys stood by the school gate.· Arrange yourselves in groups of three.
a large group of people who have come to a place to do something: · There were crowds of shoppers in the streets.· The crowd all cheered.
a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd: · An angry mob of demonstrators approached.
a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing: · The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.
informal a group of people who are all similar in some way: · They’re a nice bunch of kids.
a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights: · He was attacked by a gang of youths.
a noisy group of people who are behaving badly: · He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.
a very large group of people who all go somewhere: · In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island.· There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.
a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane: · the ship’s crew· The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.
a group of people who are travelling or working together: · A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.
a large number of people together in one place: · The exhibition is expected to attract large crowds of visitors.
a crowd of noisy and violent people who are difficult to control: · The mob set fire to cars and buildings.
a very large crowd which is not moving and which is very difficult to move through: · the mass of people in the station
a large crowd of people, especially people who are behaving in a way that you disapprove of or that annoys you: · the hordes of tourists on the island
[plural] a crowd of people – used especially when you are talking about a crowd of people who move from one place to another: · The public came in droves to see the event.
literary a very large crowd: · A great throng had gathered to listen to his speech.
a large group of people of the same type, especially when they have a leader: · A flock of children were being shown through the museum.
a group of people of the same type, especially a group you do not approve of: · A pack of reporters shouted questions.
a large crowd of people who are moving quickly in many directions in a very uncontrolled way: · a swarm of children in the playground
a crowd of people who are pressed close together: · There was such a crush on the Metro this morning.
formal literary a very large number of people, especially ordinary people: · The Emperor came out to speak to the multitude.
 → group1Longman Language Activatora large number of people together in a public place
a large number of people together in one place: · I don't go to football games because I don't like big crowds.crowd of: · a crowd of angry protesterscrowds of people/visitors/tourists etc: · The exhibition is expected to attract large crowds of visitors.
a large crowd of people who are behaving in a way that you disapprove of or that annoys you: horde/hordes of: · She was chased down the steps of the courthouse by a horde of reporters and camera crews.· This time of year is perfect to visit New York because it isn't overrun with the hordes of tourists.
a crowd of noisy and violent people who are difficult to control: · The mob set fire to cars and buildings.mob of: · A mob of fans caused millions of pounds worth of damage in the area surrounding the stadium.
a very large crowd which is not moving and which is very difficult to move through: mass of: · A mass of people stood before the courthouse.seething mass (=when there are far too many people all pushing and trying to go somewhere): · The bus station was a seething mass of people.
a large crowd of people who are moving quickly in many directions in a very uncontrolled way: swarm of: · Outside the school a swarm of small children ran around shouting and laughing.
a very large crowd: · The throng greeted Sutter with cheers and applause.throng of: · a throng of reporters· Animals and carts moved along the dusty road with the throng of refugees.
a crowd of people who are all pressed close together so that it is very difficult to move between them: · Unable to get out of the crush, Chris began to panic.· A number of people fainted in the crush.· There was chaos as people tried to escape the flames and two children were badly injured in the crush.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· For it was in the primal horde that the first murder was performed, and this has haunted mankind ever since.· We should recall that man did not originally evolve in a liberal democracy, but in the primal horde.
 a large crowd moving in a noisy uncontrolled wayhorde of There were hordes of people inside the station.► see thesaurus at group
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