flock
n[CGp]
1 ~ (of sth) group of sheep, goats or birds of the same kind, either kept together or feeding and travelling together (同一種的羊或鳥的)一群
a flock of wild geese 一群雁
flocks (of sheep) and herds (of cattle) 羊群和牛群.
2 large crowd of people 人群; 群眾
People came in flocks to see the royal procession. 人們蜂擁而至瞻望皇室人員外出時的儀仗隊.
3 number of people in sb's care, esp Christian churchgoers under a priest (由某人照管的)一群人; (尤指同一牧師轄下的)全體教徒
a priest and his flock 牧師和他的教友. flock, v [Ipr, Ip]
gather, move, come or go together in great numbers 群集; 成群結隊
In the summer, tourists flock to the museums and art galleries. 夏季游人成群結隊到博物館和藝術館參觀.
Huge numbers of birds had flocked together by the lake. 成群的鳥聚集在湖畔.
flock n
1 [C usu pl 通常作復數]
tuft of wool, cotton, hair, etc (羊毛、 棉花、 毛發等的)一束.
2 [U] soft material for stuffing cushions, mattresses, etc (填充靠墊、 床墊等的)軟質材料
[attrib 作定語]
a flock mattress 軟床墊
flock(ed) wallpaper, ie with a raised pattern made of short tufts of material 植絨壁紙.