flock
英 [flɒk]
美[flɑk]
- n. 群；棉束（等于floc）
- vt. 用棉束填满
- vi. 聚集；成群而行
- n. (Flock)人名；(德、瑞典)弗洛克
词态变化
复数: flocks;第三人称单数: flocks;过去式: flocked;过去分词: flocked;现在分词: flocking;
助记提示
锁(lock)在一起是一群(flock)
2. perhaps is the metathesis form of folk.
3. Birds of a feather flock together(物以类聚，人以群分).
4. flocc- => flock.
5. lock 一束长发 => flock.
6. block, bloc => flock, floc.
7. fly + lock => flock.
8. 谐音“飞落靠”-----飞落在地上靠在一起。
2. perhaps is the metathesis form of folk.
3. Birds of a feather flock together(物以类聚，人以群分).
4. flocc- => flock.
5. lock 一束长发 => flock.
6. block, bloc => flock, floc.
7. fly + lock => flock.
8. 谐音“飞落靠”-----飞落在地上靠在一起。
中文词源
flock 羊群，群集
词源不详。可能来自folk, 人们，民众。原指一群人或队伍，后来才用来指兽群，羊群。参照基督教牧师，其原义即为牧羊人。
flock 绒毛来自拉丁语floccus, 羊毛，发绺，词源同floss, fleece.
英英释意
- 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;
- "a batch of letters"
- "a deal of trouble"
- "a lot of money"
- "he made a mint on the stock market"
- "it must have cost plenty"
- 4. an orderly crowd;
- "a troop of children"
- 5. a group of sheep or goats
英文词源
- flock (n.1)
- Old English flocc "a group of persons, company, troop," related to Old Norse flokkr "crowd, troop, band," Middle Low German vlocke "crowd, flock (of sheep);" of unknown origin, not found in other Germanic languages; perhaps related to folc "people," but the metathesis would have been unusual for Old English.
In Old English of humans only; extended c. 1200 to "a number of animals of one kind moving or feeding together;" of domestic animals c. 1300. The special reference to birds is recent (19c.). Transferred to bodies of Christians, in relation to Christ or their pastor, from mid-14c. - flock (n.2)
- "tuft of wool," mid-13c., also found in continental Germanic and Scandinavian, all probably from Old French floc, from Latin floccus "flock of wool, lock of hair."
- flock (v.)
- c. 1300 "gather, congregate" (intransitive), from flock (n.1). Related: Flocked; flocking.
同义词辨析
flock, herd, swarm
这些名词都有"群"之意。
flock： 主要指鸟群、羊群；也指较小的动物群，也可指人群。
herd： 一般指大动物的群，尤指家畜的群，也可指人群。
swarm： 通常指蜜蜂、昆虫等的群。
考试真题
- Now known as "New York's shared space for art and play," the island, which lies between Manhattan and Brooklyn in Upper New York Bay, is closed to cars but open to summer tourists who flock for festivals, picnics, adventures, as well as these "legal graff
2019年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Birds flock together, fish school together, cattle herd together.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Each flock of butterflies lays eggs in the same states.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
- birds flock together, fish school together, cattle herd together...just perceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjust their behaviour in the direction of the crowd.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles about 515 kilometers long was seen near cincinnati.
2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.
2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.
2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks so large that they the sky for hours.
2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
实用场景例句
- Thousands of people flocked to the beach this weekend.
- 这个周末有好几千人蜂拥到了海滩。
牛津词典
- Huge numbers of birds had flocked together by the lake.
- 成群的鸟聚集在湖边。
牛津词典
- People flocked to hear him speak.
- 人们成群结队地去听他演讲。
牛津词典
- flock wallpaper
- 植绒墙纸
牛津词典
- a flock of children/reporters
- 一大群儿童 / 记者
牛津词典
- They came in flocks to see the procession.
- 他们成群结队来看游行队伍。
牛津词典
- They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.
- 它们是群居鸟类，会集群觅食。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...his flock of advisers.
- 他的庞大顾问团
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The public have flocked to the show...
- 公众蜂拥而至观看演出。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They kept a small flock of sheep...
- 他们养了一小群羊。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A noisy flock of tourists came into the building.
- 一群吵吵嚷嚷的游客走进大楼.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
电影对白
- There are black sheep in every flock.
- 害群之马到处有.
期刊摘选
- Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock.
- 亚伯拉罕把七只母羊羔另放在一处.
期刊摘选
- Female Shadow Lords are sometimes drawn away from the flock toward men with power.
- 女性的阴影议员往往会被排挤在男性组成的权力集体之外.
期刊摘选
- We saw a flock of sheep, watched by a herdsman on horseback.
- 我们看到一群羊, 由一个骑马的牧民放牧着.
期刊摘选
- Because he always put the safety of his flock first. Quail King was highly respected all.
- 因为他总是把它的族群的安危放在前面, 所以鹌鹑国王很受鹌鹑们的尊敬.
期刊摘选
- Remove dust and fingerprint without streak, flock and Stain.
- 没有条理 、 群和污染除去灰尘而且指纹.
期刊摘选
- Cow answers: A moment ago came a flock of prefectural class cadres, boast only fart.
- 母牛答: 刚才来了一群县级干部, 专吹牛屁.
期刊摘选
- The flock of birds scattered when a shot was fired.
- 枪响鸟散.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- A flock of sea gulls are hovering over the deck.
- 一群海鸥在甲板上空飞翔.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The priest warned his flock against breaking God's law.
- 牧师警告他的教友不要违背上帝的训诫.
《简明英汉词典》
- A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open.
- 一群顾客在等候着商店开门.
《简明英汉词典》
- The shepherd tended a flock.
- 这个牧羊人照管羊群.
《简明英汉词典》
- I saw a flock of sheep when the car passed through a village.
- 当汽车行经村庄时,我看到了一群羊.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A flock of birds comes over, and the hunting starts.
- 一群鸟飞过来, 打猎开始了.
《简明英汉词典》
- A few sheep have been lost from the flock.
- 羊群里少了几只羊.
《现代汉英综合大词典》