swarm

swarm
noun

a large or dense group of insects, especially flying ones
一大群昆虫（尤指飞行的昆虫）
■a large number of honeybees that leave a hive en masse with a newly fertilized queen in order to establish a new colony
离巢的蜂群，分蜂群
■(a swarm/swarms of)a large number of people or things
一大群人（或物）
a swarm of journalists.
一大群记者。
■a series of similar-sized earthquakes occurring together, typically near a volcano
（多指发生在火山附近的）地震群
■(Astronomy)a large number of minor celestial objects occurring together in space, especially a dense shower of meteors
(天文)一大群小型天体同时在空中出现（尤指流星雨）

verb

[no obj.](of insects) move in or form a swarm
（昆虫）成群地飞
[asadj. swarming]swarming locusts.
成群结队飞行的蝗虫。
■(of honeybees, ants, or termites) issue from the nest in large numbers in order to mate and found new colonies
（蜜蜂，蚂蚁，白蚁）分群
the bees had swarmed and left the hive.
蜜蜂已分群，并离开了蜂巢。
[no obj., with adverbial]move somewhere in large numbers
蜂拥
protesters were swarming into the building.
抗议者们蜂拥进大楼。
■(swarm with)(of a place) be crowded or overrun with (moving people or things)
（地方）密集；云集
the place was swarming with police.
这个地方警察云集。

语源

Old English swearm (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Schwarm, probably also to the base of Sanskrit svarati 'it sounds'

继承用法
swarm up

climb (something) rapidly by gripping it with one's hands and feet, alternately hauling and pushing oneself upwards
攀；爬
I swarmed up the mast.
我爬上了桅杆。

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