Dictionary entry
a crowd of
phrase
一群
a large group of people or things
In use
A crowd of people gathered outside the theater, waiting for the doors to open.
A crowd of students listened attentively to the guest speaker in the auditorium.
A crowd of shoppers filled the mall on the weekend, searching for bargains.
a crowd of + plural noun
A crowd of people gathered in the square.
一群人聚集在广场上。
a crowd of + plural noun + singular/plural verb
谓语动词用单数时强调整体，用复数时强调个体。例如：A crowd of fans were cheering loudly.
A crowd of protesters was blocking the street.
一群抗议者堵塞了街道。
in a crowd of + plural noun
She spotted her friend in a crowd of strangers.
她在人群中认出了朋友。
Common mistakes
There are a crowd of fans waiting.There is a crowd of fans waiting.
当主语是'a crowd of + 复数名词'时，谓语动词应与中心词'crowd'保持一致，用单数形式。
I saw crowd of students.I saw a crowd of students.
短语'a crowd of'中的冠词'a'是必不可少的，不能省略。
I saw a crowd of cars in the parking lot.I saw a group of cars in the parking lot.
'crowd'通常指人群或动物群，不用于无生命物体；描述物体群时应用'group'、'pile'等。
Connections
Confusing words
- a group of
- 一群 · a crowd of 常指密集的人群，侧重拥挤；a group of 使用更广，可指人或物，不强调拥挤。
- a flock of
- 一群（动物） · a crowd of 只用于人；a flock of 用于鸟类或绵羊等动物。
- a pack of
- 一群（动物） · a crowd of 仅用于人；a pack of 用于狼、狗等野生动物或指一包（香烟等）。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
后接复数名词，如a crowd of people。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.