[单词]关于"群"的词

flock,herd,shoal,school,swarm这组同义词的一般含义是“群”。
flock用于表示同类的鸟群，或动物群，特别是羊群；在用于表示人群时，指人数众多的人群，特别见于与宗教意义有关的文字或语言中。在作人群解时，flock的内涵是受到爱护或指导。“牧师”(pastor)实际上是牧羊人，而这里的“羊”指教徒或芸芸众生。如：
Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.
昆虫会使我们无法在这个世界上生存：如果不是由于食虫动物的保
注：flock可以用作不及物动词，意思是同类的鸟类聚集在一块儿或在一起飞。如：Birds of a weather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。(谚语)
Vistors came in flocks to see the new bridge.
参观者成群结队地来观看这座新桥。
herd 表示生有角质蹄子的动物，如牛或鲸鱼等的“群”
There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture.
我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。
注：herd在表示人群时，指普通人
He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.
他从无主见，只是人云亦云。
shoal指在一块游动着的鱼“群”。swarm在表示人“群”时，有“蜂拥”在一起的意义
shoal在表示人“群”时的内涵是数目极多。school与shoal常常可以换用
A shoal of fish will do this.
鱼群也会反射声音的。
In the contrary school the duck is supreme.
在相反的一类鸟中，以野鸭为最。
但school除了用于鱼之外，也可用于其它动物，但不太用于表示人“群”然而在用于人时，school指的不是“群”而是“派”、“类”等。
a man of the old school
守旧派
swarm指在一起生活的昆虫的“群”
A swarm of bees are following the queen-bee to find a suitable place to establish a new home.
一群蜜蜂跟着蜂王去寻找个合适的地方建立新家。
On June the first there were swarms of children playing in the park.
6月1日那一天，这个公园里有一群群的孩子玩耍。
注：swarm在用作动词时意思是“拥”
I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfation (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.
我甚至半夜里拿着手电筒出去，而且满意地（同时也惊奇地）看到，那些蚂蚁
注：除上述若干词外，colony也常用来表示“群”，主要表示聚集或活动在一起的同类动物，有时亦用于同类的植物
They were visited by a large colony of ants which obtained a sort of honey from them.
它们（指蚜虫）受到了一大群蚂蚁的拜访，因为蚂蚁向蚜虫索取一种蜜。

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flock， flight， herd， drove， pack， gang， gaggle， bevy， brood
These nouns denote a number of animals, birds, or fish considered collectively, and some have human connotations.
这些名词用来指一些牲畜、鸟或鱼类的集合，有些也可指人。
Flock  is applied to a congregation of animals of one kind, especially sheep or goats herded by human beings, and to any congregation of wild or domesticated birds, especially when on the ground. It is also applicable to people who form the membership of a church or to people under someone's care or supervision.
Flock  适用于尤指由人类放养的绵羊或山羊等一群同类的牲畜，还适用于任何一群在地面上活动的野生的或家养的禽类动物，也适用于组成同一教派的成员们或受某人管理或监督的一些人。
Flight  refers to a flock of birds in flight.
Flight  指一群飞行中的鸟。
Herd  is used of a number of animals, especially cattle, herded by human beings; or of wild animals such as antelope, elephants, and zebras; or of whales and seals. Applied to people, it is used disparagingly of a crowd or of the masses and suggests the gregarious aspect of crowd psychology.
Herd  用来指一群牛等由人放养的动物；或是羚羊、大象和斑马等野生动物；也可指鲸或海豹。用于指人时，是对一群人或群众的蔑称，并且暗指大众心理的群体性特征。
Drove  is used of a herd or flock of cattle, sheep, geese, or the like, that are being moved or driven from one place to another; less often it refers to a crowd of people in movement.
Drove  用于指一堆或一群牛、羊、鹅或其它类似的被赶着从一处到另一处的动物；偶尔也指一群行进中的人。
Pack  is applicable to any body of animals, especially wolves, or of birds, especially grouse, and to a body of hounds trained to hunt as a unit. It also refers disparagingly to a band or group of persons.
Pack  适用于狼或鸟群等任何兽群，尤指松鸡，还可指一群作为一个整体训练以作打猎用的猎狗，也可指对一帮或一群人的蔑称。
Gang  refers to a herd, especially of buffalo or elk; to a pack of wolves or wild dogs; or to various associations of persons, especially when engaged in violent or criminal pursuits.
Gang  尤指水牛或麋等一群动物、一群狼或野狗、从事暴力或犯罪活动的各类团伙。
Gaggle  denotes a flock of geese.
Gaggle  指一群鹅。
Bevy  is used of a company of roe deer, larks, or quail.
Bevy  用于指一群鹿、云雀或鹌鹑。
Brood  is applicable to offspring that are still under the care of a mother, especially the offspring of domestic and game birds or, less formally, of human beings. · The following related terms are used as indicated:
Brood  适用于在母兽保护下的幼崽，尤指家养的或打猎用的鸟类的幼鸟；在不太正式的场合也可指人。以下的相关词条用法如下：
cast,  the number of hawks or falcons cast off at one time, usually a pair; cete,  a company of badgers;  covert,  a flock of coots;  covey,  a family of grouse, partridges, or other game birds;  drift,  a drove or herd, especially of hogs;  exaltation,  a flight of larks;  fall,  a family of woodcock in flight;  gam,  a school of whales, or a social congregation of whalers, especially at sea;  kennel,  a number of hounds or dogs housed in one place or under the same ownership;  kindle,  a brood or litter, especially of kittens;  litter,  the total number of offspring produced at a single birth by a multiparous mammal;  muster,  a flock of peacocks;  nide,  a brood of pheasants;  pod,  a small herd of seals or whales;  pride,  a company of lions;  rout,  a company of people or animals in movement, especially knights or wolves;  school,  a congregation of fish, or aquatic mammals such as dolphins or porpoises;  shrewdness,  a company of apes;  skein,  a flight of wildfowl, especially geese;  skulk,  a congregation of vermin,  especially foxes, or of thieves; sloth,  a company of bears;  sord,  a flight of mallards;  sounder,  a herd of wild boar;  stable,  a number of horses housed in one place or under the same ownership;  swarm,  a colony of insects, such as ants, bees, or wasps,  especially when migrating to a new nest or hive; troop,  a number of animals, birds, or people, especially when on the move;  warren,  the inhabitants, such as rabbits, of a warren;  watch,  a flock of nightingales;  and wisp,  a flock of birds, especially of snipe. See also Synonyms at  crowd
cast  指一次所放飞的鹰或隼的数目，通常为一对：cete， 一群； covert 一群大鹋； covey， 一群松鸡、石鸡或其它作猎物的鸟； drift， 一群或一堆，尤指家猪； exaltation， 一群云雀； fall， 一群飞行中的丘鹬； gam， 一群鲸或一伙捕鲸人，尤指在海上的； kennel， 一群住在一起或属同一个人所有的猎狗或狗； kindle， 一窝或一巢，尤指小猫： litter， 一产多胎的哺乳动物一次所生的幼仔的总数； muster， 一群孔雀； nide， 一窝野鸡； pod， 一小群海豹或鲸； pride， 一群狮子； rout， 一群在行进中的人或动物，尤指骑士或狼； school， 一群鱼或水生哺乳动物如海豚或小鲸； shrewdness， 一群猿； skein， 一群猎鸟，尤指鹅； skulk， 一群害兽或坏人， 尤指狐狸或小偷；sloth， 一群熊； sord， 一群野鸭； sounder， 一群野公猪； stable， 住在同一处或属同一个人所有的一群马； swarm， 一群昆虫，如蚂蚁、蜜蜂或黄蜂， 尤指当它们迁往一个新的巢或蜂房时；troop， 一群动物、鸟或人，尤指在行进中时； warren 养兔场的一群动物，如兔子； watch 一群夜莺； wisp 一群鸟，尤指鹬鸟 参见同义词 crowd

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以上解释选自金山词霸