词汇天天练:Collective Nouns

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collective noun is a word that refers to a set or group of people, animals or things.

集体名词是一个词,可以指很多人、动物或事物。

Collective Nouns有时也称为Group Nouns。集体名词后通常跟OF + PLURAL NOUN

 例如:a bunch of flowers, a flock of seagulls, a set of tools.

Groups of people working together   在一起工作的一群人

Staff: the people who work in a company or place of work.

员工:在公司或工作单位工作的人

Cast: the actors in a certain movie or play.

全体演员:一部电影或戏剧里的所有演员

Company: a group of actors that usually perform together in different plays.

剧团:在不同的戏剧中表演的演员

Crew: all the working members on a ship or plane.

全体船员; 全体机务人员:船上或飞机上的所有工作人员

Team: a group of individuals playing on the same side generally with the same objectives.

团队:有着共同的目标,一起工作的人

Platoon: a group of soldiers being commanded by a lieutenant.

排:听从中尉命令的一群士兵

Groups of people in general   一群人

Gang: a group of organized criminals

团伙:一群有组织的罪犯

Crowd: a group of people, gathered together

人群:一群聚集在一起的人

Throng: a busy group of people 

一大群人:一群忙绿的人

Mob: A large disorderly crowd

暴民:混乱的人群

Movement: a group of (generally young) people with similar tendencies for political/musical/social factors affecting them. For example The Punk Movement

信徒:一群有着相同政治/音乐/社会信仰的人们。例如朋克信徒。

Party: a group of political people that have been organized with an intention.

政党:受政治意向驱使的政治人士

Groups of animals and insects   一群动物或昆虫

Herd: a herd of cows, a herd of goats, a herd of deer   畜群:一群奶牛,一群山羊,一群鹿

Flock: A flock of sheep, a flock of birds   一群:一群羊,一群鸟

Shoal / School: a shoal of fish, a school of fish   鱼群:一群鱼

Swarm: a swarm of bees (swarm is used for a group of flying insects)   一群:一群蜜蜂(通常用于修饰飞行类昆虫)

Pack: a pack of wolves, a pack of dogs   一群:一群狼,一群狗

Litter: a litter of kittens (usually of baby animals)   一窝:一窝小猫(通常修饰没长大的动物)

Gaggle: a gaggle of geese   一群:一群鹅

Pride: a pride of lions   狮群:一群狮子

Groups of things   很多事物

Stack: a stack of chairs, a stack of books, a stack of work, a stack of plates

堆:一堆椅子,一堆书,一堆工作,一堆盘子

Set: a set of tools, a set of underwear, a set of compasses, a set of cutlery

套:一套工具,一套内衣,一套罗盘,一套餐具

Pile / Heap: a pile of clothes, a heap of bodies.

堆:一堆衣服,一堆尸体

Bunch: a bunch of flowers, a bunch of grapes, a bunch of bananas.

束:一束鲜花,一串葡萄,一串香蕉

Bundle: a bundle of newspapers, a bundle of sticks, a bundle of nothing(应该怎么翻。。。).

捆:一摞报纸,一打车票,

Batch: a batch of homebrew, a batch of letters, a batch of recruits.

一批:一打啤酒,一打信件,一批新兵

Stash: a stash of cash, a stash of beer, a stash of weapons. (usually the things are hidden)

藏匿物:藏匿现金,藏匿啤酒,藏匿武器。

Fleet: a fleet of ships 

一队:船队

   

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