| 单词 | flock |
| 释义 | flock[flɒk]n. 兽群, 鸟群, 一群人, 大量, 棉束vi. 成群而行, 聚集vt. 用棉束填满【化】 短纤维(填料); 绒屑; (供植绒用的)短绒 flock 1 flock 1 AHD: [fl¼k] D.J. [flKk]K.K. [fl$k]n.（名词）1. A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.兽群，鸟群：一群在一起生活、行进或取食的动物2. A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church.群众：一群在同一个人领导下的人，尤指同一教派的成员们3. A large crowd or number:大堆或大量：had a flock of questions.See Usage Note at &b{collective noun} 有一大堆问题参见 collective nounv.intr.（不及物动词） flocked,flock.ing,flocks To congregate or travel in a flock or crowd.群集：成群或成堆地聚集或行进语源:1. Middle English flok 中古英语 flok 2. from Old English floc 源自 古英语 floc 参考词汇:1. flock,flight,herd,drove,pack,gang,gaggle,bevy,brood2. These nouns denote a number of animals, birds, or fish considered collectively,and some have human connotations.这些名词用来指一些牲畜、鸟或鱼类的集合，有些也可指人。3. Flock is applied to a congregation of animals of one kind, especially sheep or goats herded by human beings,and to any congregation of wild or domesticated birds, especially when on the ground.It is also applicable to people who form the membership of a church or to people under someone's care or supervision.Flock 适用于尤指由人类放养的绵羊或山羊等一群同类的牲畜，还适用于任何一群在地面上活动的野生的或家养的禽类动物，也适用于组成同一教派的成员们或受某人管理或监督的一些人。4. Flight refers to a flock of birds in flight.Flight 指一群飞行中的鸟。5. Herd is used of a number of animals, especially cattle, herded by human beings;or of wild animals such as antelope, elephants, and zebras;or of whales and seals.Applied to people,it is used disparagingly of a crowd or of the massesand suggests the gregarious aspect of crowd psychology.Herd 用来指一群牛等由人放养的动物；或是羚羊、大象和斑马等野生动物；也可指鲸或海豹。用于指人时，是对一群人或群众的蔑称，并且暗指大众心理的群体性特征。6. Drove is used of a herd or flock of cattle, sheep, geese, or the like, that are being moved or driven from one place to another;less often it refers to a crowd of people in movement.Drove 用于指一堆或一群牛、羊、鹅或其它类似的被赶着从一处到另一处的动物；偶尔也指一群行进中的人。7. Pack is applicable to any body of animals, especially wolves, or of birds, especially grouse,and to a body of hounds trained to hunt as a unit.It also refers disparagingly to a band or group of persons.Pack 适用于狼或鸟群等任何兽群，尤指松鸡，还可指一群作为一个整体训练以作打猎用的猎狗，也可指对一帮或一群人的蔑称。8. Gang refers to a herd, especially of buffalo or elk; to a pack of wolves or wild dogs; or to various associations of persons, especially when engaged in violent or criminal pursuits.Gang 尤指水牛或麋等一群动物、一群狼或野狗、从事暴力或犯罪活动的各类团伙。9. Gaggle denotes a flock of geese.Gaggle 指一群鹅。10. Bevy is used of a company of roe deer, larks, or quail.Bevy 用于指一群鹿、云雀或鹌鹑。11. Brood is applicable to offspring that are still under the care of a mother,especially the offspring of domestic and game birds or,less formally, of human beings. ·The following related terms are used as indicated:Brood 适用于在母兽保护下的幼崽，尤指家养的或打猎用的鸟类的幼鸟；在不太正式的场合也可指人。以下的相关词条用法如下：12. cast, the number of hawks or falcons cast off at one time, usually a pair;cete, a company of badgers; covert, a flock of coots; covey, a family of grouse, partridges, or other game birds; drift, a drove or herd, especially of hogs; exaltation, a flight of larks; fall, a family of woodcock in flight; gam, a school of whales, or a social congregation of whalers, especially at sea; kennel, a number of hounds or dogs housed in one place or under the same ownership; kindle, a brood or litter, especially of kittens; litter, the total number of offspring produced at a single birth by a multiparous mammal; muster, a flock of peacocks; nide, a brood of pheasants; pod, a small herd of seals or whales; pride, a company of lions; rout, a company of people or animals in movement, especially knights or wolves; school, a congregation of fish, or aquatic mammals such as dolphins or porpoises; shrewdness, a company of apes; skein, a flight of wildfowl, especially geese; skulk, a congregation of vermin, especially foxes, or of thieves;sloth, a company of bears; sord, a flight of mallards; sounder, a herd of wild boar; stable, a number of horses housed in one place or under the same ownership; swarm, a colony of insects, such as ants, bees, or wasps, especially when migrating to a new nest or hive;troop, a number of animals, birds, or people, especially when on the move; warren, the inhabitants, such as rabbits, of a warren; watch, a flock of nightingales; andwisp, a flock of birds, especially of snipe. See also Synonyms at crowd cast 指一次所放飞的鹰或隼的数目，通常为一对：cete， 一群； covert 一群大鹋； covey， 一群松鸡、石鸡或其它作猎物的鸟； drift， 一群或一堆，尤指家猪； exaltation， 一群云雀； fall， 一群飞行中的丘鹬； gam， 一群鲸或一伙捕鲸人，尤指在海上的； kennel， 一群住在一起或属同一个人所有的猎狗或狗； kindle， 一窝或一巢，尤指小猫： litter， 一产多胎的哺乳动物一次所生的幼仔的总数； muster， 一群孔雀； nide， 一窝野鸡； pod， 一小群海豹或鲸； pride， 一群狮子； rout， 一群在行进中的人或动物，尤指骑士或狼； school， 一群鱼或水生哺乳动物如海豚或小鲸； shrewdness， 一群猿； skein， 一群猎鸟，尤指鹅； skulk， 一群害兽或坏人， 尤指狐狸或小偷；sloth， 一群熊； sord， 一群野鸭； sounder， 一群野公猪； stable， 住在同一处或属同一个人所有的一群马； swarm， 一群昆虫，如蚂蚁、蜜蜂或黄蜂， 尤指当它们迁往一个新的巢或蜂房时；troop， 一群动物、鸟或人，尤指在行进中时； warren 养兔场的一群动物，如兔子； watch 一群夜莺； wisp 一群鸟，尤指鹬鸟 参见同义词 crowd flock 2 flock 2 AHD: [fl¼k] D.J. [flKk]K.K. [fl$k]n.（名词）1. A tuft, as of fiber or hair.毛束，棉束：如纤维或毛发等的一束2. Waste wool or cotton used for stuffing furniture and mattresses.毛屑，棉絮：填塞家具或垫子用的废毛或废棉3. An inferior grade of wool added to cloth for extra weight.（供植绒用的）短绒：植于布上用来增加重量的次等羊毛4. Pulverized wool or felt that is applied to paper, cloth, or metal to produce a texture or pattern.絮凝物：用于制造纸、布或金属时生成某种外观或图案的研磨成粉状的羊毛或毛毡5. See floccule 参见 flocculev.tr.（及物动词） flocked,flock.ing,flocks 1. To stuff with waste wool or cotton.用废毛屑或废棉屑填塞2. To texture or pattern with pulverized wool or felt.为…植绒：用研磨成粉状的毛或毛毡制成某种外观或图案语源:1. Middle English flok 中古英语 flok 2. from Old French floc 源自 古法语 floc 3. from Latin floccus [tuft of wool] 源自 拉丁语 floccus [一簇羊毛] |
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