"in droves" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [英语]

  1. 成群结队,大量,蜂拥
    Sense id: zh-in_droves-en-prep_phrase-PbLX8rWA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (成群结队,大量,蜂拥): in spades
Categories (other): 英語介詞短語, 英語詞元

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          "ref": "2002 October 31, Owen Gibson, “TV audiences desert news in droves”, 出自 The Guardian:",
          "text": "Viewers are switching off news and current affairs programmes in droves with shows such as Panorama, Tonight with Trevor McDonald and even Watchdog failing to connect with audiences, a new report claims."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, 出自 RAIL, 期 971,頁號 79:",
          "text": "The difference to 2020 has been marked. People have returned to the railway in their droves, far faster than the pessimists predicted - especially this year, now that international travel restrictions have been lifted, bringing back foreign tourism."
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          "ref": "2002 October 31, Owen Gibson, “TV audiences desert news in droves”, 出自 The Guardian:",
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          "ref": "2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, 出自 RAIL, 期 971,頁號 79:",
          "text": "The difference to 2020 has been marked. People have returned to the railway in their droves, far faster than the pessimists predicted - especially this year, now that international travel restrictions have been lifted, bringing back foreign tourism."
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