"droves" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 大批（人）
• 成群

Definition

大量的人或动物一同移动，常用来形容成群结队到达或离开的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配为'in droves'，表示‘大量地’。多指人群，有时也可指动物。用于新闻报道和口语，形容人数众多。不要用于单个人或小团体。

Examples

People arrived at the concert in droves.

人们**成群结队**地到达了音乐会。

Tourists come to this city in droves every summer.

每年夏天，游客们**大批**来到这座城市。

Geese flew south in droves before winter.

大雁在冬天前**成群**飞往南方。

After the sale started, shoppers rushed in droves to grab the best deals.

促销一开始，顾客们就**蜂拥**而入抢购最划算的商品。

Young people are leaving small towns in droves to find work in big cities.

年轻人**成群结队**地离开小镇，到大城市找工作。

Fans left the stadium in droves after the home team lost.

主队输球后，球迷们**大批**离开了体育场。