2N-SING (缺乏独立思想的)一般民众,芸芸众生 If you say that someone has joined the herd or follows the herd, you are criticizing them because you think that they behave just like everyone else and do not think for themselves. (缺乏独立思想的)一般民众,芸芸众生 [disapproval]
They are individuals; they will not follow the herd.
1group of animals動物群ADJECTIVE | HERD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, huge, large, vast大群➤small小群➤entire, whole整群➤national (= all the animals of a particular type in a country) (BrE) 本國種群◇Bad weather has decimated the national herd.惡劣的天氣使得國內動物種群大批死亡。➤beef, breeding, dairy菜牛群;種畜群;乳牛群◇The farm has only a small dairy herd.這座農場只有一小群奶牛。➤pedigree (BrE) 純種畜群➤wild野生動物群➤cattle, cow, elephant, etc.牛群、奶牛群、象群等HERD + NOUN➤instinct群體本能PREPOSITION➤in a/the herd成群◇The animals tend to graze in a herd.這些動物喜歡成群地吃草。➤herd of一群⋯◇a large herd of cows一大群奶牛PHRASES➤a member of a herd畜群中的一隻herd
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2group of people人群ADJECTIVE | VERB + HERD | HERD + NOUNADJECTIVE➤common民眾➤thundering (especially NAmE) 傑出的人◇They hired a thundering herd of corporate executives.他們雇用了一群傑出的公司管理人員。VERB + HERD➤follow從眾◇If you feel so strongly, why follow the herd (= do the same as everybody else).既然你如此堅信自己的想法,為什麼還要隨大溜?➤stand apart from, stand out from與眾不同◇She prided herself on standing out from the common herd.她為自己的出眾而自豪。HERD + NOUN➤instinct, mentality群體本能;從眾心理
herd ♦︎ flock ♦︎ pack ♦︎ swarmThese are all words for a group of animals of a particular kind.这些词均表示兽群。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a herd / flock / pack / swarm of sth◆to do sth in herds / flocks / packs / swarms◆a herd / flock of sheep◆the herd / pack instinct■herd [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of animals of the same type that live and feed together兽群;牧群◆a herd of cows / deer / elephants一群牛/鹿/象◆a beef / dairy herd(= cows kept on a farm for meat / milk)一群肉牛/奶牛◆Zebras live in herds with a dominant stallion as the herd leader.斑马是群居动物,每一群由一匹强势雄马带领。ⓘ Herd is used especially to talk about animals that live in very large groups and eat grass, including cows, sheep, deer, zebras, antelope, buffalo and wildebeest. * herd尤指群居的草食动物群,搭配词有cow、sheep、deer、zebra、antelope、buffalo和wildebeest。 see also herd ⇨ crowdverb■flock [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of sheep, goats or birds of the same type羊群;鸟群◆A flock of birds passed overhead.一群鸟从头顶飞过。◆He looks after a flock of 500 sheep.他看管一个羊群,共500只羊。 see also flock ⇨ crowdverb■pack [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of animals, especially dogs or wolves, that hunt together or are kept for hunting(狗或狼等成群出猎的)兽群◆Packs of savage dogs roamed the hills.成群的野狗在山里出没。◆Killer whales hunt in packs, as do wolves.和狼一样,虎鲸也成群猎食。■swarmswɔːm; NAmEswɔːrm [countable] a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction一大群(蜜蜂等昆虫)◆a swarm of bees / flies / locusts一群蜜蜂/苍蝇/蝗虫◆A typical locust swarm can destroy around 20 000 tons of vegetation.一群正常规模的蝗虫通常能毁坏两万吨左右的植物。 see also swarm ⇨ surgeverb