flock
n. 兽群,鸟群; 一大群人; 教徒; 软棉填料
v. 群聚; 蜂拥而至
A flock of birds, sheep, or goats is a group of them.
They kept a small flock of sheep...
他们养了一小群羊。
They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.
它们是群居鸟类,会集群觅食。
You can refer to a group of people or things as a flock of them to emphasize that there are a lot of them.
These cases all attracted flocks of famous writers.
这些案件都吸引了大批知名作家的关注。
...his flock of advisers.
他的庞大顾问团
If people flock to a particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting.
The public have flocked to the show...
公众蜂拥而至观看演出。
The criticisms will not stop people flocking to see the film...
批评的声音不会阻止人们涌到影院观看这部电影。
A clergyman's flock is the group of Christians who come to his church or live in the area that he has responsibility for.
1. a church congregation guided by a pastor
2. a group of birds
3. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
4. an orderly crowd;
5. a group of sheep or goats
1. move as a crowd or in a group;
2. come together as in a cluster or flock;
flock, herd, swarm
这些名词都有"群"之意。
A noisy flock of tourists came into the building.
一群吵吵嚷嚷的游客走进大楼.
Appropriately, he had photographed a flock of starlings against the backdrop of a serene sunset.
正巧, 他以安宁的日落为背景,拍下成群结队的欧椋鸟.
The eagles work in pairs to separate a young crane from the flock.
金雕成对配合,将年轻的鹤从鹤群中分离出来.
There are black sheep in every flock.
害群之马到处有.
Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock.
亚伯拉罕把七只母羊羔另放在一处.