flock

詳細解釋：

flock

n.（名詞）
A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.
獸群，鳥群：一群在一起生活、行進或取食的動物
A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church.
民眾：一群在同一個人領導下的人，尤指同一教派的成員們
A large crowd or number:
大堆或大量：
例句：
had a flock of questions.See Usage Note at collective noun
有一大堆問題參見 collective noun

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
flocked,flock.ing,flocks
To congregate or travel in a flock or crowd.
群集：成群或成堆地聚集或行進

來源：
Middle English flok
中古英文 flok
from Old English floc
源自 古英文 floc

<參考辭彙><同義詞>flock,flight,herd,drove,pack,gang,gaggle,bevy,broodThese nouns denote a number of animals, birds, or fish considered collectively,and some have human connotations.
這些名詞用來指一些牲畜、鳥或魚類的集合，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 適用於尤指由人類放養的綿羊或山羊等一群同類的牲畜，還適用於任何一群在地面上活動的野生的或家養的禽類動物，也適用於組成同一教派的成員們或受某人管理或監督的一些人。
Flight refers to a flock of birds in flight.
Flight 指一群飛行中的鳥。
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 massesand suggests the gregarious aspect of crowd psychology.
Herd 用來指一群牛等由人放養的動物；或是羚羊、大象和斑馬等野生動物；也可指鯨或海豹。用於指人時，是對一群人或民眾的蔑稱，並且暗指大眾心理的群體性特徵。
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 用於指一堆或一群牛、羊、鵝或其它類似的被趕著從一處到另一處的動物；偶爾也指一群行進中的人。
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 適用於狼或鳥群等任何獸群，尤指松雞，還可指一群作為一個整體訓練以作打獵用的獵狗，也可指對一幫或一群人的蔑稱。
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動物、一群狼或野狗、從事暴力或犯罪活動的各類團伙。
Gaggle denotes a flock of geese.
Gaggle 指一群鵝。
Bevy is used of a company of roe deer, larks, or quail.
Bevy 用於指一群鹿、雲雀或鵪鶉。
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 適用於在母獸保護下的幼崽，尤指家養的或打獵用的鳥類的幼鳥；在不太正式的場合也可指人。以下的相關詞條用法如下：
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; andwisp, a flock of birds, especially of snipe. See also Synonyms at crowd
cast 指一次所放飛的鷹或隼的數目，通常為一對：cete， 一群； covert 一群大鶓； covey， 一群松雞、石雞或其它作獵物的鳥； drift， 一群或一堆，尤指家豬； exaltation， 一群雲雀； fall， 一群飛行中的丘鷸； gam， 一群鯨或一夥捕鯨人，尤指在海上的； kennel， 一群住在一起或屬同一個人所有的獵狗或狗； kindle， 一窩或一巢，尤指小貓： litter， 一產多胎的哺乳動物一次所生的幼仔的總數； muster， 一群孔雀； nide， 一窩野雞； pod， 一小群海豹或鯨； pride， 一群獅子； rout， 一群在行進中的人或動物，尤指騎士或狼； school， 一群魚或水生哺乳動物如海豚或小鯨； shrewdness， 一群猿； skein， 一群獵鳥，尤指鵝； skulk， 一群害獸或壞人， 尤指狐狸或小偷；sloth， 一群熊； sord， 一群野鴨； sounder， 一群野公豬； stable， 住在同一處或屬同一個人所有的一群馬； swarm， 一群昆蟲，如螞蟻、蜜蜂或黃蜂， 尤指當它們遷往一個新的巢或蜂房時；troop， 一群動物、鳥或人，尤指在行進中時； warren 養兔場的一群動物，如兔子； watch 一群夜鶯； wisp 一群鳥，尤指鷸鳥 參見同義詞 crowd

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flock
flock 2

n.（名詞）
A tuft, as of fiber or hair.
毛束，棉束：如纖維或毛髮等的一束
Waste wool or cotton used for stuffing furniture and mattresses.
毛屑，棉絮：填塞家具或墊子用的廢毛或廢棉
An inferior grade of wool added to cloth for extra weight.
（供植絨用的）短絨：植於布上用來增加重量的次等羊毛
Pulverized wool or felt that is applied to paper, cloth, or metal to produce a texture or pattern.
絮凝物：用於製造紙、布或金屬時生成某種外觀或圖案的研磨成粉狀的羊毛或毛氈
See floccule
參見 floccule
v.tr.（及物動詞）
flocked,flock.ing,flocks
To stuff with waste wool or cotton.
用廢毛屑或廢棉屑填塞
To texture or pattern with pulverized wool or felt.
為…植絨：用研磨成粉狀的毛或毛氈製成某種外觀或圖案

來源：
Middle English flok
中古英文 flok
from Old French floc
源自 古法文 floc
from Latin floccus [tuft of wool]
源自 拉丁語 floccus [一簇羊毛]