flock

noun

1. a group of birds

2. a group of sheep or goats

Synonym: fold

3. a church congregation guided by a pastor

4. an orderly crowd

e.g. a troop of children

Synonym: troop

5. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

e.g. a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
it must have cost plenty
a slew of journalists
a wad of money

Synonym: batchdealgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewspatestacktidy sumwad

verb

1. come together as in a cluster or flock

e.g. The poets constellate in this town every summer

Synonym: clusterconstellateclump

2. move as a crowd or in a group

e.g. Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears

1. (鸟、羊)群
A flock of birds, sheep, or goats is a group of them.

e.g. They kept a small flock of sheep...
他们养了一小群羊。
e.g. They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.
它们是群居鸟类，会集群觅食。

2. 成群结队;一大群
You can refer to a group of people or things as a flock of them to emphasize that there are a lot of them.

flock的意思

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...his flock of advisers.
他的庞大顾问团

3. 蜂拥;群集
If people flock to a particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting.

e.g. The public have flocked to the show...
公众蜂拥而至观看演出。
e.g. 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。

4. (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's flock is the group of Christians who come to his church or live in the area that he has responsibility for.

1. 一群：助记:飞在边缘(edge)是小鸟(fledging),飞入湖(lake)中是雪花(flake),飞在空中(air)是本能(flair),飞来的姑姑(aunt)在炫耀(flaunt),锁(lock)到一起是一群(flock),飞出去(out)就遭到蔑视(),后(late)飞来的却在溜须拍马(flatter),

2. flock的解释

2. 群：助记:飞在边缘(edge)是小鸟(fledging),飞入湖(lake)中是雪花(flake),飞在空中(air)是本能(flair),飞来的姑姑(aunt)在炫耀(flaunt),锁(lock)到一起是一群(flock),飞出去(out)就遭到蔑视(),后(late)飞来的却在溜须拍马(flatter),

3. flock

3. 羊群：由Proper Games工作室制作的次时代可爱类模拟经营游戏<>(FLOCK)即将在2009年登场. 该作将登陆PS3, Xbox 360, PC平台. 玩家要扮演外星人来养羊,有点造物主的意思.

4. 成群结队：从前有只小苍蝇(fly),它凭着本能(flair)在空中(air)畏畏缩缩(flinch)的飞了一英寸(inch),这时候远处有一群锁在一起(lock)的东西成群结队(flock)的飞来,小苍蝇定睛一看,原来是一群争相炫耀(flaunt)的姑姑(aunt).