crowd：本义指一大群紧紧聚集在一起的人群，现指群众整体，由个体结合的人群或大众。throng与crowd含义很接近，常可换用，但侧重指向前运动的群众。crowd、throng均有“人们，人群”之意。
crowd例句
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。
throng例句
We pushed our way through the throng.
我们挤过人群。
The jubilant throng is like the waves of the sea.
欢腾的人群宛如大海的波涛。
People are thronging to see his new play.
人们成群结队地去看他的新戏。
The children thronged into the hall.
孩子们拥进了大厅。
Crowds thronged the stores.
各商店都挤满了人。