flock

[flɔk]

n.一群, 兽群, 大堆,群众, 羊群
v.聚集, 成群而行
n.毛屑,棉絮,短绒
v.(用废毛屑或废棉屑)塞填

n.[C][G]

1. 羊群; (飞禽, 牲畜等的)群

A flock of wild geese flew overhead.

一群野鹅从头顶飞过。

2. 【口】人群, 群众[(+of)]

A flock of customers waited for the store to open.

一群顾客等着商店开门。

3. (某一教堂或教会的)信徒, 会众

4. 一家的子女; 一校的学生

vi.

聚集; 成群地去(或来)[Q]

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚, 人以群分。

词形变化

动词过去式: flocked | 动词过去分词: flocked | 动词现在分词: flocking | 动词第三人称单数: flocks |

词义辨析

同义:

n.人群; 群

group  crowd  throng  mob  bunch  pack  multitude  

英英释义

名词 flock:

a church congregation guided by a pastor

a group of birds

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

同义词：batch, deal, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew

an orderly crowd

同义词：troop

a group of sheep or goats

同义词：fold

动词 flock:

move as a crowd or in a group

come together as in a cluster or flock

同义词：cluster, constellate, clump

补充

flockflock[flɔk]n.1.畜群, 鸟群A flock of birds comes over, and the hunting starts.一群鸟飞过来, 打猎开始了。2.人群, 群众A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open.一群顾客在等候着商店开门。3.同一教会团体的教徒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。vi.1.群集, 成群结队而行People flocked to hear the new prophet.人们成群结队地去听这新的预言家演讲。

例句

1. while shepherds watched their flocks by night牧羊人在夜里看护羊群的时候 2. Above the casbah flocks of doves wheeled and swooped.一群群鸽子在要塞上空盘旋俯冲。 3. They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.它们属于群居鸟, 成群地觅食。 4. A flock of seagulls flew overhead.一群海鸥在头顶飞。 5. They kept a small flock of sheep.他们养了一小群绵羊。 6. These cases all attracted flocks of famous writers.这些案子吸引了大批名作家。 7. his flock of advisers他的顾问团 8. a flock of journalists一群新闻记者 9. a bishop who's supposed to regard his flock with charity应对信众怀有仁爱之心的主教 10. Hundreds of species of birds flock there.数百种鸟类聚集在那里。 11. His greatest wish must be that huge crowds flock into the beautiful park.他最大的愿望一定是希望大批的人拥进这座漂亮的公园游玩。 12. The public have flocked to the show.公众涌入演出现场。 13. People flocked to see the film.人们蜂拥前去观看那部电影。 14. a flock mattress填充床垫 15. flock wallpaper带短绒装饰的壁纸 16. Students are flocking to such fields as genetics and molecular biology.大学生正在大量从事诸如遗传学和分子生物学等领域的研究。 17. Sheep usually flock together.羊通常是成群结队的。 18. a flock of gulls.一群海鸥。 19. a flock of sheep.一群羊。 20. flocks of young people hung around at twilight.黄昏时成群结队年轻人在闲荡。 21. Thomas addressed his flock.托马斯向他的教徒讲道。 22. young men flocked about her.年轻男士簇拥着她。 23. tourists flock to Oxford in their thousands.成千上万旅游者涌向牛津。 24. [with infinitive]millions flocked to watch.数百万人涌入观看。 25. flock mattresses.废毛（或棉）床垫，毛（或棉）屑床垫。 26. flocks of tourists visit London every summer.每年夏天都有大批的游客到伦敦观光。 27. People are flocking to her latest exhibition.人们络绎不绝去参观她最新的展览。 28. a flock of birds/sheep一群鸟/羊 29. a flock of tourists一大群游客 30. a priest caring for his flock关爱信众的牧师 31. Thousands of people flocked to the beach each weekend.每个周末都有数千人涌向海滩。