"By the thousand" nghĩa là gì?

"By the thousand" -> nghĩa là lượng lớn lên đến hàng ngàn.

Ví dụ

May-bugs that once came by the thousand in spring dwindled almost to nothing. We didn't know it then, but it was all the result of acid rain.

In Gaza, where there have been no confirmed coronavirus cases outside quarantine centres, Hamas officials said a full lockdown was not yet needed. People flocked into markets and shops by the thousand, only a few wearing masks.

I recently started subscribing to The Spectator, figuring that at the age of 55 I could achieve greater calmness of spirit by sponsoring others to be angry on my behalf. Week after week I have thumbed through the pages looking for the article that argues for cycle lanes to be built by the thousand, and it has been conspicuously absent. 

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