herd
/hɜːd/
n. / v.
标准词条
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一句话记住
兽群;牧群;放牧;驱赶(使成群移动)
释义与例句
n.
兽群;牧群
a group of animals of one kind that live and feed together
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The farmer sold half of his herd last autumn.
去年秋天,农场主卖掉了半群牲畜。
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Wild horses live in large herds on the grassland.
野马成群结队地生活在草原上。
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We saw a herd of goats on the hillside.
我们看见山坡上有一群山羊。
v.
放牧;驱赶(使成群移动)
to make animals move together as a group, or to move people somewhere in the same way
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The sheepdog herded the sheep into the pen before dark.
牧羊犬天黑前把羊群赶进了羊圈。
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Farmers herd their cattle to higher ground in summer.
夏天,农民把牛群赶到高处放牧。
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At closing time, the guards herded the visitors towards the exit.
闭馆时,工作人员把参观者引向出口。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
a herd of + 复数名词表示一群(牛、象等大动物),羊群鸟群用 flock;作动词表示放牧或把人往一处赶。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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herdsman 牧人herd 的派生名词,指照看畜群的人。
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shepherd 牧羊人词源上由 sheep + herd 演变而来。
同义词
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flock (羊、鸟等的)一群herd 用于牛、象、鹿等大动物;flock 用于羊和鸟类;狼、狗等肉食动物用 pack,三者不可互换,说 a flock of cattle 是错的。A flock of sheep was grazing near the stream. 溪边有一群羊在吃草。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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herb 香草;药草herd /hɜːd/ 兽群,herb /hɜːb/ 香草,拼写与发音只差尾字母;说 a herd of cows 正确,写成 a herb of cows 则是笑话。Add a few herbs to the salad for more flavour. 往沙拉里加点香草,味道更好。
常见搭配
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a herd of cattle 一群牛A herd of cattle blocked the country road. 一群牛挡住了乡间小路。
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a herd of elephants 一群大象We watched a herd of elephants drinking at the river. 我们看一群大象在河边饮水。
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herd the sheep 放牧羊群The sheepdog helps the farmer herd the sheep. 牧羊犬帮农场主放牧羊群。