可数。crowd的基本意思是许多人围在一起,即“人群”,可指“听众”“观众”等。复数形式是crowds。crowd作主语时,其谓语动词可用单数,也可用复数。强调集体时用单数,强调个人时用复数。在现代英语特别是美式英语中,其谓语动词通常用单数。
It took me a long time to thread my way through the crowd.
我花了很长时间才从人群中挤过去。
Try and push your way through the crowd.
试着从人群中挤过去。
They had the advantage of playing before their home crowd.
他们有在主场观众面前比赛的优势。
I had to fight my way through the milling crowd.
我不得不在涌动的人潮中挤出一条路来。
There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。