throng, marshal

Vocabulary 2016. 3. 29. 03:00

a ​crowd or ​large group of ​people: 많은 무리A ​huge throng had ​gathered around the ​speaker.
to be or go ​somewhere in very ​large numbers:(주어가) 북적거리다, 몰려있다[T] The ​narrow streets were thronged with tourists.[I always + adv/prep] Reporters thronged around her.
to ​bring together or ​organize people or things in ​order to ​achieve a ​particular aim:(특정 목적을 위해 사람・사물・생각 등을) 모으다[결집시키다]The ​fighting in the ​city followed reports of the ​rebels marshalling ​their forces in the ​countryside.The ​company is marshalling ​its forces/​resources for a ​long courtcase.
They had marshalled an ​armada of 1,000 ​boats to ​help clear up the ​oil.
It is ​unlikely that the ​rebels will be ​able to marshal as much ​firepower as the ​government troops.

an ​official who ​arranges and ​controls a ​public ceremony진행 요원The ​mayor was the ​honorary grand marshal of the St. Patrick’s ​Day parade.
a ​government official who is ​responsible for putting the ​decisions of a ​law court into ​effect(미국 법원의) 집행관, 보안관He was ​conducted to the ​airport by ​federal marshals and ​deported
In some ​parts of the US, marshal is also a ​title used for ​police or ​fire department officers of high ​rank.







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