idiom > in large numbers
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Crowds
  Explanation: To: be, become. Groups of people together.
  Usage: Joint type; as predicate, attributive, adverbial; described with a lot of accumulation of
  Source: Ming Luo, "Three Kingdoms" section 95 back: "Suddenly the mountain residents, groups, galloping, reported that Wei Bing has come."
  Examples: Often associated with these thin boy, ~, gallop test the sword, so the line between the dark lane. (Mingling 濛 beginning "of half an hour Pai An Jing Qi" Volume XXX)
To form large groups of people or animals ﹑ teams of
  To form large groups of people or animals, and teams. "Three Kingdoms" section on September 5 back: "all of a sudden mountain residents, in groups, flying from, reported that Bing Wei has come." Qing Wang Tao, "if white pine Joan Sin Bin Suo": "On the night whenever Bai Fengqing, Tsunemi Palace makeup of women, in groups, ran off travel. "king of Fame" country friend ":" joy Feicuan in the lower field birds, in groups chasing. "also for" groups for team "," groups by force. " "Water Margin" The first four ○ back: "more that country girls peasant woman, lost hoe wheat, write a filling dish, but also in twos and threes, in groups as a team ... ... afford to stand, so that pink head out." "Scholars," the 14th back: "Those rich people of the female guests, in groups by force, inside and out, from not absolutely."
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No. 3
  成群结队
  【注音】chéng qún jié duì
  【解释】成:够,达到一定数量.结:系。 众多的人或动物结成一群群、一队队。形容人或动物很多,自然地聚集在一起,后来也比喻团结一致。【出处】 明·罗贯中《三国演义》第95回:“忽然山中居民,成群结队,飞奔而来,报说魏兵已到。” 《新编五代史平话·周史上》:“无奈那雀儿成群结队来偷吃谷粟,才赶得东边的云,又向西边来吃。”
  【用法】 联合式;作谓语、定语、状语;形容很多聚积在一起
  【示例】 清·王韬《淞滨琐话·白琼仙》:“夜间每遇月白风清,恒见宫妆妇女,~,连袂出行。”
  【近义词】 三五成群
  【反义词】 孑然一身
  【造句】冬天来了,燕子成群结队地飞向南方。
English Expression
  1. :  gang? horde,  gang horde
  2. n.:  in large numbers,  as a large crowd
Thesaurus
gather in little knots, Save three _set_ of five, Small groups, clot
Containing Phrases
trooptroop