"horde" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大羣
• 烏合之眾

Definition

一大羣人或動物，常常成羣結隊地行動，有時帶有混亂或無法控制的感覺；有時用來形容近乎野蠻的人羣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多帶有負面、戲劇化色彩，通常指威脅性大、吵雜或難以控制的人羣，如“a horde of fans”、“horde of locusts”。不適用於小型或安靜的羣體。多用單數“a horde”，但“hordes of”也常見。歷史上也指蒙古軍隊。

Examples

A horde of tourists entered the museum at once.

一**大羣**遊客一下子湧進了博物館。

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

農民擔心一**大羣**蝗蟲會毀掉作物。

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

放學後，操場上有一**大羣**小孩。

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

一開門，一**大羣**人就衝進商店搶購特價商品。

The concert was overrun by a horde of screaming fans.

音樂會被一**大羣**尖叫的粉絲包圍了。

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

別擔心人多——等這**大羣**人走了就又安靜了。