People were leaving the countryside in droves to look for work in the cities.

一批一批的人离开农村到城里找工作。

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The sport is being written off as boring and predictable and the fans are deserting in droves.

这项运动因为枯燥且易于预测而不再吸引人，爱好者们正成批地退出。

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Senior executives are quitting in droves.

高管们陆续辞职。

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In the area's more-affluent neighborhoods, luxury-condo developers from around the country are arriving in droves.

WSJ: Washington, D.C.: The New Boomtown

But, Ron Paul aside, the Democrats boast that they have youth on their side in droves.

CNN: Youth make noise in campaigns but not at polls

Microsoft needs to hire in droves because it has become such fertile poaching ground.

FORBES: Winners And Losers In Silicon Valley's War For Talent