throng 既可作名词也可作动词。作名词时,意为"一大群人,人潮";作动词时,意为"蜂拥而至,挤满"。强调人数众多且密集聚集的状态。
/θrɒŋ/(英式) /θrɔːŋ/(美式)
A throng of fans gathered outside the stadium.
一大群粉丝聚集在体育场外面。
As the gates opened, excited visitors thronged into the museum, eager to see the new exhibition that had been talked about for months.
大门一开,兴奋的游客蜂拥涌入博物馆,迫不及待地想看那个被谈论了好几个月的新展览。
throng 源自古英语 geþrang,意为"人群、拥挤",与古诺尔斯语 þröng(拥挤、压迫)同源。其词根与日耳曼语系中表示"挤压、推"的概念有关。这个词自中古英语时期起就被广泛使用,一直保留至今,核心含义未发生大的变化。