Flock



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.羊群, 鸟群
• ［英］ n.羊群, 鸟群 ( a group of certain animals, as goats or sheep, or of birds)
• ［类］ school : fish / flock : birds ( 鱼群和鱼 / 鸟群和鸟) clique : intimates / flock : sheep ( 密友形成小集团 / 羊形成羊群)

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flocc crowd, band; akin to Old Norse flokkr crowd, band
• Date: 13th century
• 1. a group of animals (as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together
• 2. a group under the guidance of a leader; especially a church congregation
• 3. a large number <a flock of tourists>

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• to gather or move in a flock <they flocked to the beach>

III. noun

• Etymology: Middle English flok, from Anglo-French, from Latin floccus
• Date: 13th century
• 1. a tuft of wool or cotton fiber
• 2. woolen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture and mattresses
• 3. very short or pulverized fiber used especially to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metal
• 4. floc

IV. transitive verb

• Date: 1530
• 1. to fill with flock
• 2. to decorate with flock

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