"horde" in Chinese (Simplified)

大群乌合之众

Definition

一大群人或动物，常常成群结队地行动，有时带有混乱或无法控制的感觉；有时用于形容近乎野蛮的人群。

多带有负面、戏剧化色彩，通常指威胁性大、嘈杂或难以控制的人群，如“a horde of fans”、“horde of locusts”。不用于小型或安静的群体。常用单数“a horde”，但“hordes of”也常见。历史上也指蒙古军队。

A horde of tourists entered the museum at once.

一**大群**游客一下子涌进了博物馆。

The farmer was worried about a horde of locusts destroying his crops.

农民担心一**大群**蝗虫会毁掉庄稼。

There was a horde of children at the playground after school.

放学后，操场上有一**大群**孩子。

As soon as the doors opened, a horde rushed into the store for the sale.

一开门，一**大群**人就冲进商店抢购特价商品。

The concert was overrun by a horde of screaming fans.

音乐会被一**大群**尖叫的粉丝包围了。

Don’t worry about the crowd—just wait for the horde to leave and it’ll be quiet again.

别担心人多——等这**大群**人走了就又安静了。