Word · Frequency #12158
swarm
蜂群；一大群（昆虫）
核心释义
a large number of insects, especially when moving together, or bees migrating to a new colony
- 1.
大量昆虫,尤指移动中或(蜜蜂)迁往新蜂群时。
A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
- 2.
移动的人群
a moving crowd
- 3.
一大群移动或骚动的人、动物或事物。
A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
- 4.
空中或地面上的一大群事物
a group of many things in the air or on the ground
- 5.
BitTorrent网络中共享同一torrent的一组节点。
A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
- 6.
在相对短时间内、无明显原因、发生于特定区域的一系列小地震(或其他地震事件)。
A number of small earthquakes (or other seismic events) occurring, with no clear cause, in a specific area within a relatively short space of time.
一大群；蜂拥的人群；震群；群震；（BitTorrent 网络中的）节点群；大量昆虫,尤指移动中或(蜜蜂)迁往新蜂群时。；移动的人群
用法In use
A swarm of bees flew across the garden.
用法提示：swarm 为可数名词，a swarm of 后接昆虫名词，表示“一群”。
The children arrived in swarms when the bell rang.
用法提示：swarm 的复数形式 swarms 用于 in swarms，表示“成群地”，形容大量的人。
A swarm of ants marched along the path.
用法提示：swarm 指大量昆虫聚集移动，这里作主语中心词。
a swarm of insects obscured the light
a swarm of + [plural noun]
a swarm of 后接复数名词，作主语时谓语动词常用单数。
A swarm of bees flew out of the hive.
一群蜜蜂从蜂巢里飞了出来。
swarms of + [plural noun]
swarms of 强调数量极多，语气比 a swarm of 更强。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a swarm of bees
- 一大群蜜蜂
- A swarm of bees flew out of the tree and headed across the field.一大群蜜蜂从树上飞出，飞过田野。
- a swarm of locusts
- 一大群蝗虫
- The swarm of locusts destroyed almost every crop in the region.这群蝗虫毁掉了该地区几乎所有的庄稼。
- a swarm of people
- 一大群人；蜂拥的人群
- A swarm of people rushed onto the platform when the doors opened.门一开，一大群人涌上了站台。
- a swarm of reporters
- 一大群记者；蜂拥而至的记者
- A swarm of reporters surrounded the actor outside the hotel.一大群记者在酒店外把这位演员团团围住。
- a swarm of tourists
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：swarm 中含 war（战争），想象一支「昆虫大军」成群涌动，黑压压一片。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：bee colonies and insects in flight、moving crowds of people or animals swarm 作名词时通常用于描述成群移动的昆虫（尤其是蜜蜂）或涌动的人群、动物，在口语和书面语中都比较常见，属于中性表达。专业领域（如网络技术）中也有特定用法，但一般学习场景下多指昆虫群或移动的人群。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常与of连用表示一群
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
warm, form, storm, and dorm rhyme with swarm (/swɔrm/): they share the stressed /ɔr/ plus /m/. Beware lookalikes: arm is spelled like the ending of swarm but is pronounced /ɑrm/, and worm looks similar but is /wɜrm/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.