n.[C]

1. 群；一大群（人或动物）
   Hordes of children were running round the building.

   几群孩子在房子周围奔跑。

2. （蒙古等）游牧民族，游牧部落

n.

1. chiefly derogatory a large group of people.
2. an army or tribe of nomadic warriors.
3. Anthropology  a loosely knit small social group typically consisting of about five families.