cast of thousands

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large number of people in one place or carrying out one action. idiomatic
    — For Apocalypse Now (above), Francis Ford Coppola reinvented the Vietnam War with the proverbial cast of thousands.

词形变化

casts of thousands plural

词源

Originally used literally, although embellished even then. Its modern-day usage is not restricted to acting.
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