/kraʊd; kraud/
n
1 [CGp]
(a) large number of people gathered together in the open 人群
*A crowd had already collected outside the embassy gates. 使馆大门外已经聚集了一群人.
* He pushed his way through the crowd. 他在人群中往前挤.
* Police had to break up the crowd. 警察不得不驱散人群.
* [attrib 作定语] crowd control 人群控制.
(b) mass of spectators; audience 观众; 听众
*The match attracted a large crowd. 那项比赛吸引了大批观众.
* The crowd cheered the winning hit. 观众为那致胜的一击喝彩.
2 the crowd [sing] (derog 贬) people in general 人们
*move with the crowd, ie do as everybody else does 随大溜.
3 [CGp] (infml 口) group; company 一伙人; 一帮人
*I don't associate with that crowd. 我不跟那伙人打交道.
4 (idm 习语) crowds/a (whole) crowd (of) very many (people) 许许多多（人）
*There were crowds of people waiting to get in. 有许许多多的人在等着进去.
* A whole crowd of us arrived at the party uninvited. 我们这一大批不速之客来到了聚会场所. follow the crowd => follow.

/kraʊd; kraud/
v
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ around/round(sb) gather closely around (sb) 聚集在（某人）周围
*People crowded round to get a better view. 人们争相围观.
* Pupils crowded round (their teacher) to ask questions. 小学生围着（老师）提问题.
2 [Tn] fill (a space) so that there is little room to move 充塞（某空间）
*Tourists crowded the pavement. 游客把人行道挤得水泄不通.
* crowd a restaurant, theatre, beach, etc 挤满餐厅、剧院、海滨等.
3 [Tn] (infml 口) put pressure on (sb); harass 给（某人）施加压力; 逼迫
*Don't crowd me
*give me time to think! 不要逼我
*给我时间让我想想!
4 (idm 习语) crowd on `sail (nautical 海) raise many sails in order to increase speed 扬起许多风帆（以增加速度）.
5 (phr v) crowd in on sb (of thoughts, etc) come into the mind in large numbers （指想法等）大量涌现
*Memories crowded in on me. 往事一齐涌上我心头. crowd into sth; crowd in move in large numbers into a small space 大批涌入（某狭小空间内）
*Supporters crowded through the gates into the stadium. 来捧场的人挤过大门, 涌入运动场.
* We'd all crowded into Harriet's small sitting-room. 我们大家涌进了哈丽特那狭小的客厅.
* (fig 比喻) Disturbing thoughts crowded into my mind. 我心乱如麻. crowd sb/sth into sth; crowd sb/sth in put many people or things into a small space or period of time; cram (sb/sth) into sth 使很多人或物挤进狭小空间或在短时期涌现出来; 勉强塞入
*They crowd people into the buses. 他们让许多人挤进公共汽车里.
* Guests were crowded into the few remaining rooms. 把客人都挤在剩余的几个房间里了.
* She crowds too much detail into her paintings. 她的画过于繁杂. crowd sb/sth out (of sth)
(a) keep sb/sth out of a space by filling it oneself 挤占某空间使某人[某物]无法进入
*The restaurant's regular customers are being crowded out by tourists. 这家餐馆的老主顾被游客挤得不得其门而入.
(b) prevent sb/sth from operating successfully 排挤某人[某事物]
*Small shops are being crowded out by the big supermarkets. 小商店受到大型超级市场不断排挤.