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单词 herd
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herd

noun
/hɜːd/
/hɜːrd/
 [countable + singular or plural verb]Idioms
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  1. a group of animals of the same type that live and feed together
    • a herd of cows/deer/elephants
    • a beef/dairy herd
    compare flock
    Extra Examples
    • The animals tend to graze in a herd.
    • Zebras live in herds with a dominant stallion as the herd leader.
    Topics Animalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • huge
    • large
    • …
    herd + noun
    • instinct
    preposition
    • in a/​the herd
    • herd of
    phrases
    • a member of a herd
    See full entry
  2. (usually disapproving) a large group of people of the same type
    • She pushed her way through a herd of lunchtime drinkers.
    • the common herd (= ordinary people)
    • Why follow the herd (= do and think the same as everyone else)?
    • They hired a thundering herd of corporate executives.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • common
    • thundering
    verb + herd
    • follow
    • stand apart from
    • stand out from
    • …
    herd + noun
    • instinct
    • mentality
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginOld English heord, of Germanic origin; related to German Herde.
Idioms
ride herd on somebody/something
  1. (North American English, informal) to keep watch or control over somebody/something
    • police riding herd on crowds of youths on the streets

herd

verb
/hɜːd/
/hɜːrd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they herd
/hɜːd/
/hɜːrd/
he / she / it herds
/hɜːdz/
/hɜːrdz/
past simple herded
/ˈhɜːdɪd/
/ˈhɜːrdɪd/
past participle herded
/ˈhɜːdɪd/
/ˈhɜːrdɪd/
-ing form herding
/ˈhɜːdɪŋ/
/ˈhɜːrdɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to move or make somebody/something move in a particular direction
    • + adv./prep. We all herded on to the bus.
    • herd somebody/something + adv./prep. They were herded together into trucks and driven away.
  2. [transitive] herd something to keep or look after a group of animals; to make animals move together as a group
    • a shepherd herding his flock
    Topics Farmingc2
    3. Word OriginOld English heord, of Germanic origin; related to German Herde.
Idioms
like herding cats (informal)
  1. used to describe a very difficult task, especially one that involves organizing people
    • Managing a political party is a lot like herding cats.
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