herd /hɜːd/ CET4 TEM4 ( herding, herded, herds )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together. 畜群

  例：

  Chobe is also renowned for its large herds of elephant and buffalo.

  乔贝还以其大群的大象和水牛而闻名。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT

• 3. 

  N-COUNT a man or boy who tends livestock; herdsman 牧人; 放牧者 [archaic, DIALECT]

• 4. 

  N-COUNT (in combination) (用于组合词)

  例：

  goatherd

  例：

  swineherd

• 5. 

  N-SING If you say that someone has joined the herd or follows the herd, you are criticizing them because you think that they behave just like everyone else and do not think for themselves. (缺乏独立思想的) 群众 [表不满]

  例：

  They are individuals; they will not follow the herd.

  他们是独立的个体；他们不会随大流。

• 6. 

  V-T If you herd people somewhere, you make them move there in a group. 把…集中赶往

  例：

  He began to herd the prisoners out.

  他开始把囚犯集中起来赶出去。

• 7. 

  V-T If you herd animals, you make them move along as a group. 驱赶 (畜群)

  例：

  Stefano used a motorcycle to herd the sheep.

  斯蒂芬诺骑一辆摩托车驱赶羊群。