flock
n. 獸群,鳥群; 一大群人; 教徒; 軟棉填料
v. 群聚; 蜂擁而至
A flock of birds, sheep, or goats is a group of them.
They kept a small flock of sheep...
他們養了一小群羊。
They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.
它們是群居鳥類,會叢集覓食。
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.
這些案件都吸引了大批知名作家的關注。
...his flock of advisers.
他的龐大顧問團
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...
公眾蜂擁而至觀看演出。
The criticisms will not stop people flocking to see the film...
批評的聲音不會阻止人們湧到影院觀看這部電影。
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
這些名詞都有"群"之意。
A noisy flock of tourists came into the building.
一群吵吵嚷嚷的遊客走進大樓.
Appropriately, he had photographed a flock of starlings against the backdrop of a serene sunset.
正巧, 他以安寧的日落為背景,拍下成群結隊的歐椋鳥.
The eagles work in pairs to separate a young crane from the flock.
金雕成對配合,將年輕的鶴從鶴群中分離出來.
There are black sheep in every flock.
害群之馬到處有.
Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock.
亞伯拉罕把七隻母羊羔另放在一處.