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

• Thoughts pass in my mind like flocks of ducks in the sky.
  思想穿梭我心，如鸭群掠过长空。
• Crows go in flocks and wolves in packs, but the lion and the eagle are solitaires.
  乌鸦和豺狼是喜欢集群的，狮子和鹫鹰，是喜欢单独的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• During the winter months, great flocks of gulls gather at rubbish tips and sewage outfalls.
  冬季时大群大群的海鸥会聚集在垃圾场和排污口。
• The shepherds watched their flocks.
  牧羊人看守着自己的羊群。
• He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
  又把他们的牲畜交给冰雹，把他们的群畜交给闪电。
• The outbreaks will be difficult to detect and control in rural backyard flocks.
  在农家后院的鸡群中发现和控制禽流感暴发将是极为困难的。
• Visitors come in flocks.
  宾客如云。