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a horde of [plural noun]
A horde of reporters blocked the entrance.
一群记者堵住了入口。
一大群；大批
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一大群；大批
A large number of people or things.
A horde of reporters blocked the entrance.
一群记者堵住了入口。
游牧部落或群体；尤指为放牧、掠夺等而迁徙的游牧民族(原指鞑靼人)的氏族或部落；掠夺成性的群体
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
大群人；大量事物
A large number of people or things.
A horde of tourists descended on the ancient temple, cameras flashing and voices echoing.
一大群游客涌向古庙，相机闪烁，声音回荡。
The fans turned into a screaming horde when the band finally appeared on stage.
当乐队终于出现在舞台上时，粉丝们变成了尖叫的乌合之众。
In the warm evening, a horde of mosquitoes emerged from the swamp, forcing everyone indoors.
温暖的傍晚，一大群蚊子从沼泽中飞出，迫使所有人都躲进屋里。
A horde of reporters blocked the entrance.
一群记者堵住了入口。
复数形式强调多群或大量。
Hordes of fans lined up for tickets.
成群结队的粉丝排队买票。
特指某一群。
The horde of tourists overwhelmed the small town.
那群游客压垮了小镇。
Not this
A hoard of tourists arrived at the museum.
Use this
A horde of tourists arrived at the museum.
错误：将“horde”（一大群）误拼或误用为“hoard”（囤积物）。“hoard”指储存的物品，而“horde”指一大群人。应使用“horde”表示人群。
Not this
There is horde of fans waiting outside.
Use this
There is a horde of fans waiting outside.
错误：可数名词“horde”前缺少冠词。在单数可数名词前必须使用不定冠词“a”或“an”，因此应改为“a horde”。
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一大群
A horde of fans waited outside the stadium.
一大群粉丝在体育场外等待。
大批的
Hordes of tourists visit the beach every summer.
每年夏天大批游客涌向海滩。
野蛮部落
The barbarian horde swept through the village.
野蛮部落席卷了村庄。
入侵的群体
The invading horde was repelled by the army.
入侵的群体被军队击退了。
他们来了。一大群强兽人。
The horde of zombies moved slowly towards the city.
僵尸群缓慢地向城市移动。
为了部落！
The horde of warriors gathered for battle.
战士群集结准备战斗。
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记忆：horde 像‘浩荡’，想象一大群人或游牧部落浩浩荡荡地移动。
语域：mixed 常见场景：人群场合、历史/人类学语境 通常用于指代一大群人，略带贬义；也用于历史语境指游牧部落，较为正式。
可数名词，复数形式为 hordes。
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