swarm

虫の群れ、蜂の群れ

一緒に動く多数の虫、特に蜂の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A large group of insects, especially bees, moving together.

• A swarm of bees flew past.
• The beekeeper moved the swarm into a new hive.
• Swarms of insects rose from the grass.

使い方： a swarm of insects (A swarm of flies gathered around the bins.)

よく使う表現： swarm of bees, swarm of insects, bee swarm

群衆、群れ

人や動物や物が、多くの場合ばらばらに動く大きな集まり。

やさしい英語で： A large crowd of people, animals, or things moving about together, often without order.

• A swarm of children ran outside.
• She pushed through the swarm of shoppers.
• Swarms of tourists crowded the narrow streets.

使い方： a swarm of someone/something (A swarm of reporters followed the actor.)

類義語： crowd, horde, throng

よく使う表現： swarm of people, swarm of reporters, swarm of tourists

集団、群れ

よく似たものが数多くまとまった集まり。

やさしい英語で： A large number of similar things grouped together.

• A swarm of stars filled the image.
• The planet is surrounded by a swarm of small moons.
• Engineers tested several swarms of tiny robots.

使い方： a swarm of something (The telescope revealed a swarm of distant stars.)

類義語： cluster, collection, group

よく使う表現： swarm of stars, swarm of satellites, swarm of drones

群れ

一緒に集まっている多数の魚や鳥。

やさしい英語で： A large group of fish or birds together.

• A swarm of fish passed beneath us.
• Swarms of birds filled the evening sky.
• The shark approached a dense swarm of sardines.

使い方： a swarm of fish/birds (A swarm of birds circled above the fishing boat.)

類義語： school, shoal, flock

よく使う表現： swarm of fish, swarm of birds, swarm of sardines

群がる、押し寄せる

大勢の人や多くの生き物が集まって移動する。

やさしい英語で： To move together in large numbers.

• Bees swarm around the flowers.
• Children swarmed into the playground.
• Fans were swarming towards the stage.

使い方： swarm around someone/something (Fans swarmed around the singer.); swarm into something (Shoppers swarmed into the store when it opened.)

類義語： crowd, throng, flock

反対語： disperse

よく使う表現： swarm around someone, swarm into something, swarm over something

うようよいる、群がる

場所を埋め尽くすほど多くの人や生き物がいる。

やさしい英語で： To be present in such large numbers that a place seems full.

• Flies swarm in the kitchen.
• The garden was swarming with mosquitoes.
• Ants swarmed over the spilled sugar.

使い方： swarm with something (The kitchen was swarming with ants.)

類義語： teem, abound

よく使う表現： swarm with insects, swarm in something, swarm over food, swarm the kitchen

数で圧倒する

大勢の人や多くの生き物で攻撃して相手を倒す。

やさしい英語で： To defeat or overpower someone by attacking with a large number of people or creatures.

• The soldiers swarmed the enemy.
• Small fighters swarmed the larger ship.
• The defenders were swarmed by hundreds of attackers.

使い方： swarm someone/something (The attackers swarmed the defenders before they could retreat.)

類義語： overwhelm, overrun

よく使う表現： swarm the enemy, swarm an opponent, swarm enemy positions