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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
multitude
mul‧ti‧tude /ˈmʌltətjuːd, ˈmʌltɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ BrE AmE noun [Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Latin multitudo, from multus; ⇨ ↑multi-] 1. a multitude of somebody/something formal or literary a very large number of people or things: I had never seen such a multitude of stars before. a multitude of possible interpretations 2. the multitude(s) ordinary people, especially when they are thought of as not being very well educated: Political power has been placed in the hands of the multitude. 3. [countable] literary or biblical a large crowd of people: Clamoring multitudes demanded a view of the Pope. 4. cover/hide a multitude of sins to make faults or problems seem less clear or noticeable – used humorously: Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins (=the carpet is dirty, but the pattern hides it). • • • THESAURUS ▪ crowd a large number of people together in one place: The exhibition is expected to attract large crowds of visitors. ▪ mob a crowd of noisy and violent people who are difficult to control: The mob set fire to cars and buildings. ▪ mass a very large crowd which is not moving and which is very difficult to move through: the mass of people in the station ▪ horde a large crowd of people, especially people who are behaving in a way that you disapprove of or that annoys you: the hordes of tourists on the island ▪ droves [plural] a crowd of people – used especially when you are talking about a crowd of people who move from one place to another: The public came in droves to see the event. ▪ throng literary a very large crowd: A great throng had gathered to listen to his speech. ▪ flock a large group of people of the same type, especially when they have a leader: A flock of children were being shown through the museum. ▪ pack a group of people of the same type, especially a group you do not approve of: A pack of reporters shouted questions. ▪ swarm a large crowd of people who are moving quickly in many directions in a very uncontrolled way: a swarm of children in the playground ▪ crush a crowd of people who are pressed close together: There was such a crush on the Metro this morning. ▪ multitude formal literary a very large number of people, especially ordinary people: The Emperor came out to speak to the multitude. ⇨ ↑group
multitudehu◎ | ['mʌltitju:d] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | vô số | | ☆ | a multitude of insects | | vô số sâu bọ | | ■ | đám đông | | ■ | (the multitude) quần chúng, dân chúng | | ☆ | the voice of the multitude | | tiếng nói của quần chúng | | ☆ | a appeal to the multitude | | kêu gọi quần chúng |
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