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crowd: implies a massing together and often a loss of individuality: a small ~ greeted the returning athletes.
throng: strongly suggests movement and shoving or pushing: a ~ of reporters followed the President. (shove猛推to push quickly and violently，如he shoved her out of the way他一把将她推开)
crush: emphasizes the compact concentration of the group, the difficulty of individual movement, and the attendant discomfort: a ~ of fans waited outside the theatre. 注意不要写成attendent （compact紧质紧凑压缩implies firm, neat union or consolidation of parts in a small compass在小范围内紧密有序的结合，如a compact, muscular body紧质有肌肉的身体，又如CD全称是compact disc压缩盘）
mob: implies a disorderly crowd with the potential or the intent for violence: heard an angry ~ outside the jail.
horde: suggests a rushing or tumultuous crowd, often of inferior, rude, or savage character, often linked by common interests or problems: a ~ of shoppers looking for bargains. 又如this attracts hordes of tourists to Las Vegas这吸引了成群的游客去拉斯韦加斯
crowd人群: 指聚集在一起，丧失个体，throng推搡的人群: 强烈暗示推搡等动作，crush拥挤人群: 强调人员紧凑集中、行动困难、不舒适，mob暴民乌合之众: 表示混乱有潜在暴力的人群，horde成群结队: 表示奔走或骚动的人群，为了共同利益诉求，一般粗野素质差
记忆方法：1）首字母CTCMH从此后没他<==进入人群
2）人群的意思是聚集的多个人mean an assembled multitude of people. （assembly集会,如freedom of assembly集会自由）
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