单词 | herd |
释义 | nounverbherdBrE /hɜːd/ NAmE /hɜːrd/ noun 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 肉牛群;奶牛群 ➡ compare flocknoun (1 ) (usuallydisapproving ) a large group of people of the same type 人群;芸芸众生◆ She pushed her way through a herd of lunchtime drinkers . 她从一群午餐时饮酒的人中间挤了过去。◆ the common herd (= ordinary people )普通百姓◆ Why follow the herd (= do and think the same as everyone else )? 为什么随大溜呢? ● ride ˈherd on sb /sth (NAmE , informal ) to keep watch or control over sb /sth 监视;对某人/某物严加控制◆ police riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets 警方监视着街上成群结队的年轻人herdBrE /hɜːd/ NAmE /hɜːrd/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they herd BrE /hɜːd/ NAmE /hɜːrd/ present simple - he / she / it herds BrE /hɜːdz/ NAmE /hɜːrdz/ past simple herded BrE /ˈhɜːdɪd/ NAmE /ˈhɜːrdɪd/ past participle herded BrE /ˈhɜːdɪd/ NAmE /ˈhɜːrdɪd/ -ing form herding BrE /ˈhɜːdɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈhɜːrdɪŋ/ [I , T ]to move or make sb /sth move in a particular direction (使)向…移动◆ + adv ./prep .We all herded on to the bus . 我们全都拥上公共汽车。◆ ~sb /sth + adv ./prep .They were herded together into trucks and driven away . 他们被一起赶上卡车拉走了。[T ]~sth to make animals move together as a group 牧放(牲畜、兽群)◆ a shepherd herding his flock 正在放羊的羊倌 ● like herding ˈcats (informal ) used to describe a very difficult task , especially one that involves organizing people 如牧猫般困难(形容非常难的任务,尤涉及对人的组织管理)◆ Managing a political party is a lot like herding cats .管理一个政党很像放牧一群猫,极为困难。 |
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