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herd/hɜ:d/ n. & v.●n. 1 a large number of animals, esp. cattle, feeding or travelling or kept together 兽群(尤指牛群) 2 (prec. by 前接 the) derog. a large number of people; a mob [贬]人群；乌合之众 prefers not to follow the herd 不随大流 3 (esp. in comb. 尤用于复合词) a keeper of herds; a herdsman 牧人 cowherd 牧牛人 ●v. 1 intr. & tr. go or cause to go in a herd 把…赶到一起；聚到一起 herded together for warmth 聚在一起取暖; herded the cattle into the field 将牛赶到田野 2 tr. tend (sheep, cattle, etc.) 放牧(羊、牛等) he herds the goats 他照看山羊 □ ride herd on US keep watch on [美]管束；控制 □ herder n.[Old English heord, (in sense 3) hirdi, from Germanic] |