droves是什么意思？

droves

英[d'rəʊvz] 美[d'roʊvz]

• n. 人群；

例句

• Tourists come in droves to see the giant panda. 成群结队的游客前来观赏大熊猫.
• They come in droves to see the natural wonder. 他们一群群地来参观这一天然奇迹.
• People were leaving the countryside in droves to look for work in the cities. 一批一批的人离开农村到城里找工作。
• In the warm petrol-scented night, droves of young men and girls were strolling along the quays and packing the bars. 在这个温暖的夜晚里，空气中弥漫着汽油的味道，成群结队的年轻男女或是漫步在码头边或是泡在酒吧间。
• Scientists are leaving the country in droves... 科学家们正成批地离开这个国家。
• ...men who came there in droves... 成群结队到那里的人

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-PLURAL
  人群
  If you say that people are going somewhere or doing something in droves, you are emphasizing that there is a very large number of them.
  例句
  Scientists are leaving the country in droves... 科学家们正成批地离开这个国家。 In the warm petrol-scented night, droves of young men and girls were strolling along the quays and packing the bars. 在这个温暖的夜晚里，空气中弥漫着汽油的味道，成群结队的年轻男女或是漫步在码头边或是泡在酒吧间。