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

• 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。
• The shepherds watched their flocks.
  牧羊人看守着自己的羊群。
• One positive for monitoring flocks and the surrounding areas to carry out culling of poultry, and sound processing.
  一是对监测阳性鸡群及周边地区家禽进行扑杀，并进行无害化处理。
• 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。
• Visitors come in flocks.
  宾客如云。
• They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.
  它们是群居鸟类，会集群觅食。
• People came in flocks to see the new reservoir.
  人们成群结队地来参观这新水库。
• 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。
• The flocks and herds were poking along, holding up the traffic.
  羊群和牛群慢悠悠地走着，堵塞了交通。
• 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。