flock
- n. 兽群, 鸟群
- n. 人群
- v. 群集, 聚集
- Definition
- n. a group of birds, sheep, or other animals
- n. a crowd of people
- v. to gather or move together in a large group
- Example
- A flock of birds flew south before the winter started.
- 冬天来临之前，一群鸟飞往南方。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to gather together in a group (verb).
比较义项：聚集、群集在一起（动词）。
- cluster
Cluster emphasizes people or things bunching closely together into a small, tight group, often around a central point; it can describe objects as well as people.
cluster强调人或物紧密地聚拢成一个较小的团体，常常围绕某个中心点聚集；既可用于人，也可用于物体。
Reporters clustered around the mayor after the announcement.
记者们在市长发表讲话后聚集在他周围。
- flock 本词
Flock emphasizes a large number of people or animals moving or gathering together, echoing sheep or birds moving as one group; used mainly for people or animals, not objects.
flock强调大批人群或动物像羊群或鸟群一样成群移动或聚集在一起；主要用于人或动物，不用于物体。
Fans flocked to the stadium to see the band perform.
粉丝们蜂拥而至体育场观看乐队演出。
Cluster and flock both mean to gather together, but they picture different scenes. Cluster emphasizes people or things bunching closely around a point. Flock emphasizes a large number of people or animals moving together, echoing sheep or birds, and is used mainly for people.
cluster和flock在这个意义上都表示聚集在一起，但cluster强调紧密地聚拢成一个较小的团体，语气中性；flock强调像鸟群或羊群那样大批聚集或成群移动，画面感更强。这里不比较cluster作名词表示“串，丛”以及flock作名词表示“群，羊群”的用法。