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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.这些名词用来指一些牲畜、鸟或鱼类的集合，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 someones care or supervision.Flock 适用于尤指由人类放养的绵羊或山羊等一群同类的牲畜，还适用于任何一群在地面上活动的野生的或家养的禽类动物，也适用于组成同一教派的成员们或受某人管理或监督的一些人。Flight refers to a flock of birds in flight.Flight 指一群飞行中的鸟。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 用来指一群牛等由人放养的动物；或是羚羊、大象和斑马等野生动物；也可指鲸或海豹。用于指人时，是对一群人或群众的蔑称，并且暗指大众心理的群体性特征。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 用于指一堆或一群牛、羊、鹅或其它类似的被赶着从一处到另一处的动物；偶尔也指一群行进中的人。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 适用于狼或鸟群等任何兽群，尤指松鸡，还可指一群作为一个整体训练以作打猎用的猎狗，也可指对一帮或一群人的蔑称。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动物、一群狼或野狗、从事暴力或犯罪活动的各类团伙。Gaggle denotes a flock of geese.Gaggle 指一群鹅。Bevy is used of a company of roe deer, larks, or quail.Bevy 用于指一群鹿、云雀或鹌鹑。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 适用于在母兽保护下的幼崽，尤指家养的或打猎用的鸟类的幼鸟；在不太正式的场合也可指人。以下的相关词条用法如下：cast, the number of hawks or falcons cast off at one time, usually a pair; 指一次所放飞的鹰或隼的数目，通常为一对：cete, a company of badgers; 一群獾；covert, a flock of coots;一群大鹋；covey, a family of grouse, partridges, or other game birds; 一群松鸡、石鸡或其它作猎物的鸟； drift, a drove or herd, especially of hogs; 一群或一堆，尤指家猪；exaltation, a flight of larks; 一群云雀；fall, a family of woodcock in flight; 一群飞行中的丘鹬；gam, a school of whales, or a social congregation of whalers, especially at sea; 一群鲸或一伙捕鲸人，尤指在海上的；kennel, a number of hounds or dogs housed in one place or under the same ownership; 一群住在一起或属同一个人所有的猎狗或狗；kindle, a brood or litter, especially of kittens; 一窝或一巢，尤指小猫：litter, the total number of offspring produced at a single birth by a multiparous mammal; 一产多胎的哺乳动物一次所生的幼仔的总数muster, a flock of peacocks; 一群孔雀；nide, a brood of pheasants; 一窝野鸡；pod, a small herd of seals or whales; 一小群海豹或鲸；pride, a company of lions; 一群狮子；rout, a company of people or animals in movement, especially knights or wolves; 一群在行进中的人或动物，尤指骑士或狼；school, a congregation of fish, or aquatic mammals such as dolphins or porpoises; 一群鱼或水生哺乳动物如海豚或小鲸；shrewdness, a company of apes; 一群猿；skein, a flight of wildfowl, especially geese; 一群猎鸟，尤指鹅；skulk, a congregation of vermin, especially foxes, or of thieves; 一群害兽或坏人， 尤指狐狸或小偷；sloth, a company of bears; 一群熊；sord, a flight of mallards; 一群野鸭；sounder, a herd of wild boar; 一群野公猪；stable, a number of horses housed in one place or under the same ownership; 住在同一处或属同一个人所有的一群马；swarm, a colony of insects, such as ants, bees, or wasps, especially when migrating to a new nest or hive; 一群昆虫，如蚂蚁、蜜蜂或黄蜂， 尤指当它们迁往一个新的巢或蜂房时；troop, a number of animals, birds, or people, especi