- The word flock refers to a group of animals, like birds or sheep, that have congregated together. The flock of pigeons at the park is so tame that they'll eat right out of your hand.
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- n. 群；棉束（等于floc）
- vt. 用棉束填满
- vi. 聚集；成群而行
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1. A few sheep have been lost from the flock.
羊群里少了几只羊。
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2. A flock of sheep are ranging over the grassland.
一群羊在草原上来回走动。
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3. The shepherd re-collected his flock and went down the hillside.
牧羊人把他的羊群重新集合在一起，走下山坡。
- 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.
- flock (n.2) "tuft of wool," mid-13c., also found in continental Germanic and Scandinavian, all probably from Old French floc, from Latin floccus "tuft of wool, lock of hair," a word of unknown origin.
- flock (v.) c. 1300 "gather, congregate" (intransitive), from flock (n.1). Related: Flocked; flocking.
flock / flɒk ; NAmE flɑːk / noun , verb flock flocks flocked flocking noun 1 [countable + singular or plural verb ] flock(of sth) a group of sheep, goatsor birds of the same type （羊或鸟）群 ☞compare herd (1 ) 2 [countable + singular or plural verb ] flock(of sb) a large group of people, especially of the same type （尤指同类人的）一大群 ◆ a flock of children/reporters 一大群儿童╱记者 ◆ They came in flocks to see the procession. 他们成群结队来看游行队伍。 3 [countable + singular or plural verb ] ( literary) the group of people who regularly attend the church of a particular priest, etc. （常跟随某圣职人员等学习的）信众 4 [uncountable ] small pieces of soft material used for filling cushions,chairs, etc. （填充垫子、椅子等的）小块软填料 5 [uncountable ] small pieces of soft material on the surface of paper or cloth that produce a raised pattern （植绒用的）短绒，绒屑 ◆ flock wallpaper 植绒墙纸 verb [intransitive ] to go or gather together somewhere in large numbers 群集；聚集；蜂拥 + adv./prep. ◆ Thousands of people flocked to the beach this weekend. 这个周末有好几千人蜂拥到了海滩。 ◆ Huge numbers of birds had flocked together by the lake. 成群的鸟聚集在湖边。 flockto do sth ◆ People flocked to hear him speak. 人们成群结队地去听他演讲。 IDIOMsee bird n. flock / flɒk ; NAmE flɑːk /
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