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herd n.兽群,牧群；（缺乏独立思想的）一般民众,芸芸众生v.把...赶在一起放牧,成群 A herd usually refers to a group of animals with hooves, like cows or sheep (meat-eating animals like wolves cruise around in packs). On a farm, sheepdogs are in charge of herding the herd of sheep. Herds of buffalo roam the plains. It's rarely a good thing when people act like a herd, which is to do what everyone else is doing. You might want "to break away from the herd" if everyone is wearing pinwheel hats, for example. If you're having trouble getting people together, you might say it's like "herding cats." Cats never follow directions. ★★☆☆☆ 2009.1

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[hə:d] A herd is a bunch of animals, or — people who act like a bunch of animals. It's also a verb — when people herd animals, they try to keep them moving in the same direction. "Not choice, but habit rules the unreflecting herd," William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]兽群；畜群 A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together.   [oft n N]...large herds of elephant and buffalo.大群的大象和水牛...dairy herds.奶牛群2[N-SING 单数名词]（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.   [the N]  [disapproval]They are individuals； they will not follow the herd.他们是独立的个体，不愿随大溜。3[VERB 动词]使集在一起；把…赶在一起 If you herd people somewhere, you make them move there in a group.   [V n prep/adv]He began to herd the prisoners out...他开始将犯人集中在一起赶出来。The group was herded into a bus.这群人被赶上了一辆公共汽车。4[VERB 动词]驱赶，牧放（畜群） If you herd animals, you make them move along as a group.   [V n]  [V n prep/adv]Stefano used a motor cycle to herd the sheep...斯特凡诺骑一辆摩托车放羊。A boy herded half a dozen camels down towards the water trough.一个男孩赶着6头骆驼朝饮水槽走去。

英语单词	herd
英美音标	[hə:d]
中文释义	n.兽群,牧群；（缺乏独立思想的）一般民众,芸芸众生 v.把...赶在一起放牧,成群
vocab简明	A herd is a bunch of animals, or — people who act like a bunch of animals. It's also a verb — when people herd animals, they try to keep them moving in the same direction.
vocab扩展	A herd usually refers to a group of animals with hooves, like cows or sheep (meat-eating animals like wolves cruise around in packs). On a farm, sheepdogs are in charge of herding the herd of sheep. Herds of buffalo roam the plains. It's rarely a good thing when people act like a herd, which is to do what everyone else is doing. You might want "to break away from the herd" if everyone is wearing pinwheel hats, for example. If you're having trouble getting people together, you might say it's like "herding cats." Cats never follow directions.
真题原句	"Not choice, but habit rules the unreflecting herd," William Wordsworth said in the 19th century.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]兽群；畜群 A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together. [oft n N] ...large herds of elephant and buffalo. 大群的大象和水牛 ...dairy herds. 奶牛群 2 [N-SING 单数名词]（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. [the N] [disapproval] They are individuals； they will not follow the herd. 他们是独立的个体，不愿随大溜。 3 [VERB 动词]使集在一起；把…赶在一起 If you herd people somewhere, you make them move there in a group. [V n prep/adv] He began to herd the prisoners out... 他开始将犯人集中在一起赶出来。 The group was herded into a bus. 这群人被赶上了一辆公共汽车。 4 [VERB 动词]驱赶，牧放（畜群） If you herd animals, you make them move along as a group. [V n] [V n prep/adv] Stefano used a motor cycle to herd the sheep... 斯特凡诺骑一辆摩托车放羊。 A boy herded half a dozen camels down towards the water trough. 一个男孩赶着6头骆驼朝饮水槽走去。
来源	2009.1

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