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herd noun herd ♦︎ flock ♦︎ pack ♦︎ swarmThese are all words for a group of animals of a particular kind. 这些词均表示兽群。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a herd / flock / pack / swarm of sth◆to do sth in herds / flocks / packs / swarms◆a herd / flock of sheep◆the herd / pack instinct■ herd [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of animals of the same type that live and feed together 兽群；牧群◆a herd of cows / deer / elephants一群牛／鹿／象◆a beef / dairy herd (= cows kept on a farm for meat / milk) 一群肉牛／奶牛◆Zebras live in herds with a dominant stallion as the herd leader.斑马是群居动物，每一群由一匹强势雄马带领。ⓘ Herd is used especially to talk about animals that live in very large groups and eat grass, including cows, sheep, deer, zebras, antelope, buffalo and wildebeest. * herd尤指群居的草食动物群，搭配词有cow、sheep、deer、zebra、antelope、buffalo和wildebeest。 see also herd ⇨ crowd verb ■ flock [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of sheep, goats or birds of the same type 羊群；鸟群◆A flock of birds passed overhead.一群鸟从头顶飞过。◆He looks after a flock of 500 sheep.他看管一个羊群，共500只羊。 see also flock ⇨ crowd verb ■ pack [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of animals, especially dogs or wolves, that hunt together or are kept for hunting （狗或狼等成群出猎的）兽群◆Packs of savage dogs roamed the hills.成群的野狗在山里出没。◆Killer whales hunt in packs, as do wolves.和狼一样，虎鲸也成群猎食。■ swarm /swɔːm; NAmE swɔːrm/ [countable] a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction 一大群（蜜蜂等昆虫）◆a swarm of bees / flies / locusts一群蜜蜂／苍蝇／蝗虫◆A typical locust swarm can destroy around 20 000 tons of vegetation.一群正常规模的蝗虫通常能毁坏两万吨左右的植物。 see also swarm ⇨ surge verb |