flocks

英 [flɒks]

美 [flɑːks]

n.  (羊或鸟)群; (尤指同类人的)一大群; (常跟随某圣职人员等学习的)信众
v.  群集; 聚集; 蜂拥
flock的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL (鸟、羊)群
  Aflockofbirds, sheep, or goats is a group of them.
  1. They kept a small flock of sheep...
     他们养了一小群羊。
  2. They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.
     它们是群居鸟类，会集群觅食。
• N-COUNT-COLL 成群结队;一大群
  You can refer to a group of people or things as aflock ofthem to emphasize that there are a lot of them.
  1. These cases all attracted flocks of famous writers.
     这些案件都吸引了大批知名作家的关注。
  2. ...his flock of advisers.
     他的庞大顾问团
• VERB 蜂拥;群集
  If peopleflocktoa particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting.
  1. The public have flocked to the show...
     公众蜂拥而至观看演出。
  2. The criticisms will not stop people flocking to see the film...
     批评的声音不会阻止人们涌到影院观看这部电影。
  3. His greatest wish must be that huge crowds flock into the beautiful park.
     他最大的愿望一定是希望人们成群结队地到这个美丽的公园参观。
• (到牧师所在教堂做礼拜或属于其辖区的)全体教徒，教众群体
  A clergyman'sflockis the group of Christians who come to his church or live in the area that he has responsibility for.

双语例句

• Officials there have begun slaughtering poultry flocks near where infected dead swans were found.
  那里的官员开始在发现天鹅死亡地点的附近地区屠宰家禽。
• Almost no country with large outbreaks in commercial or backyard flocks has successfully eliminated this virus from its territory.
  在为商业目的而饲养或家庭饲养的鸡群中曾发生过大规模暴发的国家几乎没有一个成功地在其境内消灭这一病毒。
• He is vicar of a large rural parish. Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.
  牧羊人的；牧人的牧羊人或牧人的，与牧羊人或牧人有关的他是农村一大牧区的牧师。
• The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
  你们果园中的树木不会这样说，你们草地上的羊群也不会这样说。
• Set apart for the LORD your God every firstborn male of your herds and flocks.
  你牛群羊群中头生的，凡是公的，都要分别为圣，归耶和华你的神。牛群中头生的，不可用它耕地。
• He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
  他有羊群牛群，又有许多仆人，非利士人就嫉妒他。
• High mortality in poultry flocks has not been detected to date.
  迄今为止未发现家禽中的高死亡率。
• The shepherds watched their flocks.
  牧羊人看守着自己的羊群。
• The shepherds had driven all their flocks to hills.
  牧羊人把他们的所有羊群都赶上山去。
• Huge sacrifices have been made by small farmers in culling their poultry flocks.
  小型农场主宰杀他们的鸡群，作出了极大的牺牲。