herd

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四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

英文释义

n. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
n. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
v. move together, like a herd

中文翻译

n. 兽群, 人群, 牧人
vt. 群集, 使成群, 放牧
vi. 聚在一起

2
Collins 星级
5,760
BNC 频率
5,174
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记忆技巧

herd 没有明显的词根词缀,但它与“herd”这个词的基本含义相关,即“群、群体”,常用来形容动物群体,如牛群、羊群等。

例句

1. The herd of cows grazed peacefully in the field.

一群牛在田野里安静地吃草。

2. We saw a herd of elephants at the safari park.

我们在野生动物园看到了大象群。

3. The shepherd guided the herd to a new pasture.

牧羊人把羊群引导到新的牧场。

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