come thick and fast; keep pouring in
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb phrase
to come in crowds; to keep pouring in
literaryDescribes people or things arriving continuously, often in large numbers, to the point of overwhelming.
Zhè这
jiā家
xīn新
kāi开
de的
cān餐
tīng厅
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
xǔ许
duō多
shí食
kè客
，
gù顾
kè客
fēn纷
zhì至
tà沓
lái来
，
yìng应
jiē接
bù不
xiá暇
。
This newly opened restaurant attracted many diners; customers came thick and fast, making it hard to attend to them all.
Hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
yī一
chuán传
chū出
，
zhù祝
hè贺
de的
diàn电
huà话
hé和
duǎn短
xìn信
biàn便
fēn纷
zhì至
tà沓
lái来
。
As soon as the good news spread out, congratulatory calls and messages came pouring in.
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Suí随
zhe着
yǔ雨
jì季
dào到
lái来
，
gè各
zhǒng种
wén蚊
chóng虫
yě也
fēn纷
zhì至
tà沓
lái来
，
gěi给
jū居
mín民
dài带
lái来
kùn困
rǎo扰
。
With the arrival of the rainy season, various mosquitoes and insects also came thick and fast, causing trouble for the residents.
Xiàng项
mù目
qǐ启
dòng动
hòu后
，
gè各
fāng方
de的
hé合
zuò作
yāo邀
qǐng请
fēn纷
zhì至
tà沓
lái来
，
tuán团
duì队
máng忙
dé得
bù不
kě可
kāi开
jiāo交
。
After the project was launched, cooperation invitations from all parties kept pouring in, and the team was extremely busy.