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herdBrE /hɜːd/NAmE /hɜːrd/ nouna 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 flock noun (1) (usually disapproving) 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/ verbpresent 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] ~ sthto 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。 |