crowd
US: /ˈkɹaʊd/
UK: /kɹˈaʊd/
UK: /kɹˈaʊd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
crowd /kraud/
- danh từ
- đám đông
- to be lost in the crowd: bị lạc trong đám đông
- (the crowd) quần chúng
- (thông tục) bọn, lũ, nhóm, tụi, cánh
- đống, vô số
- a crowd of papers: đống giấy
- crowd of sail (hàng hải) sự căng hết (thảy) buồm, sự căng nhiều buồm
- he might pass in the crowd
- anh ta chẳng có gì xấu để cho thiên hạ phải để ý, anh ta cũng chẳng có gì để thiên hạ phải để nói
- đám đông
- nội động từ
- xúm lại, tụ tập, đổ xô đến
- to crowd round someone: xúm quanh ai
- (+ into, through) len vào, chen vào, len qua
- (hàng hải) đi hết tốc độ, căng hết buồm mà đi
- xúm lại, tụ tập, đổ xô đến
- ngoại động từ
- làm cho chật ních, chồng chất, nhét đầy, nhồi nhét
- tụ tập, tập hợp
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) dùng áp lực đối với (ai), cưỡng bách, thúc giục; quấy rầy
- to crowd someone's into doing something: dùng áp lực bắt ai làm gì, cưỡng bách ai làm gì
- (thể dục,thể thao) làm trở ngại, cản (đối phương)
- to crowd into
- ùa vào, đổ xô vào, lũ lượt kéo vào
- to crowd out
- ùa ra, đổ xô ra, lũ lượt kéo ra
- đuổi ra ngoài, không cho vào (vì quá đông)
- to be crowded out: bị ẩy ra ngoài không vào được vì quá đông
- to crowd (on) sail
- (hàng hải) gương hết (thảy) buồm
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game: He pushed his way through the crowd. + A small crowd had gathered outside the church. + Police had to break up the crowd. + Crowds of people poured into the street. + I want to get there early to avoid the crowds. + The match attracted a capacity crowd of 80 000. + The crowd cheered the winning hit. + crowd control + crowd trouble + A whole crowd of us are going to the ball (= a lot of us). + He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists.
2 [C+sing./pl. v.] (informal, often disapproving) a particular group of people: Bob introduced her to some of the usual crowd (= people who often meet each other). + the bright young theatrical crowd
3 (the crowd) [sing.] (sometimes disapproving) ordinary people, not special or unusual in any way: We all like to think we stand out from the crowd (= are different from and better than other people). + He prefers to be one of the crowd. + She's quite happy to follow the crowd.
+ verb [VN]
1 to fill a place so there is little room to move: Thousands of people crowded the narrow streets.
2 to fill your mind so that you can think of nothing else: Memories crowded his mind.
3 (informal) to stand very close to sb so that they feel uncomfortable or nervous
Phrasal Verbs: crowd around / round
crowd around / round sb/sth to gather in large numbers around sb/sth: We all crowded around the stove to keep warm. + Photographers were crowding around outside.
crowd in (on sb)
crowd into sth (written) (of thoughts, questions etc.) to fill your mind so that you can think of nothing else: Too many uncomfortable thoughts were crowding in on her. + Memories came crowding into her mind.
crowd into / onto sth
crowd in to move in large numbers into a small space: We all crowded into her office to sing 'Happy Birthday'.
crowd sb/sth into / onto sth
crowd sb/sth in to put many people or things into a small space: Guests were crowded into the few remaining rooms. + They crowd people onto the trains.
crowd sb/sth out (BrE) to fill a place so that other people or things are kept out
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 throng, multitude, horde, swarm, mass, press, flood, mob, flock, pack:
A huge crowd descended on the village square.
2 company, set, circle, lot, bunch, group, coterie, clique, claque, faction:
She doesn't associate with our crowd any longer.
v.
3 throng, swarm, herd, pour, pile, press, cluster, gather, get together, flood, flock, assemble, congregate:
People crowded into the stadium.
4 push, press, drive, shove, thrust, force, load, pack, cram, jam, corral:
The police crowded the hooligans into vans.
5 compress, squeeze, pack, jam, cram, collect; stuff:
We were so crowded in the cabin we could hardly breathe.
Collocation dictionary
1 large number of people in one place
ADJ.
big, bumper, capacity, good, great, huge, large, massive, record, sell-out, vast
The show played to capacity crowds.
| small | gathering, growing | assembled
The president read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd.
| jostling, madding, milling, surging
We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests.
| admiring, appreciative, cheering, enthusiastic, excited, expectant | angry, hostile, partisan | rush-hour | motley
the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers and pigeons
| football, theatre | home (at a football match)
VERB + CROWD
attract, draw, pull (in)
Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds.
| break up, disperse
Police were called to disperse the crowd.
| control | address, play to | join, mingle with
CROWD + VERB
assemble, collect, gather
An expectant crowd gathered outside his house.
| grow, swell
The crowd grew to over 15,000.
| flock, mill, throng
Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather. A crowd thronged around the wounded man.
| disperse, melt away, thin out
After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed.
| cheer, roar | boo, hiss, jeer | line the street
Crowds lined the streets of the city as the president's car approached.
PREP.
among a/the ~
A bewildered child was wandering among the crowd.
| in a/the ~
I saw some familiar faces in the crowd.
| through a/the ~
She fought her way through the crowd.
| ~ of
a big crowd of football supporters
CROWD + NOUN
control
PHRASES
the back/front/middle of a crowd 2 the crowd
ordinary people
VERB + CROWD
be one of, follow
She's happy to follow the crowd.
| stand out from
We all like to think we stand out from the crowd (= are different from other people).
Concise English dictionary
crowds|crowded|crowdingkraʊd
noun
+a large number of things or people considered together
+an informal body of friends
verb
+cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
+fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
+to gather together in large numbers
+approach a certain age or speed
