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1. gang: n. a group of people working
together, such as
prisoners
or
building
workers;
(often
derog)
a
group
of
friends
who
are against other groups
人群
;
(
贬义
)
一帮人
,
一伙人
.
例如
:
Let's ask the rest of
the gang instead of going alone.
让我
们问问其他伙伴
,
不要单个儿去
.
A gang of criminals
raided the bank.
一群犯罪分子抢劫了银行
.
2.
cloud:
n.
a large
number
of
small things moving
through
the
air as a mass (
尤指飞行中的大批小动物
,
如昆虫等
)
一大群
,
一团
.
例如
:
Birds are flying in dense clouds.
鸟密密麻麻地飞着
.
A cloud of locusts is approaching the
forests.
一大群蝗虫正
飞近森林
.
3. clump: n. a group of
trees, bushes, plants, etc. growing
together
树丛
,
灌木丛
,
草丛等
.
例如
:
There
is a big clump of grasses on the hill.
山上有一大片草
丛
.
4. cluster: n. a number of things of
the same kind growing or
being close
together in a group (
人或动物的
)<
/p>
群集
,(
东西的
)
聚
集
.
例如
:
A cluster of
bees is flying among the flowers.
一群蜜蜂在
花
丛中飞舞
.
a
cluster
of
houses/
spectators/
islands/
diamonds/
stars
etc.
密密匝匝的房
子
/
观众
/
岛
屿
/
钻石
/
星
星等
5. collection: n. a group
of objects collected as hobby, for
study, etc.; group of people (
一批
)
收集物
;
< br>人群
.
例如
:
< br>
Janet has a very good collection of
foreign coins.
珍妮收集
了不少外国硬币
.
An odd collection
of people attended the party.
一群稀奇古怪
的人参加了舞会
.
6. batch: n. (infml) a group (
非正式
)
一批
;
< br>一组
.
例如
:
< br>
Our company has got a batch of
orders.
我们公司拿到了一批定
单
.
Tom has received several
batches of letters.
汤姆收到了好几
堆
信
.
7. crew: n. a
group of people working together
一起工作的一
群人
.
例如
:
They form a train track
repair crew.
他们组成一组铁轨维修人
员
.
We were such a
happy crew on our day in London.
我们一群人在
伦敦的那天都很快活
.
8. crowd: n. a large number of people
gathered together
人群
;
群众
.
例如
:
There were crowds of people at the
theatre.
剧院里满是人
.
He pushed his way through the crowd.
他在人群里挤来挤去
.
9. bunch: n. (infml , often humor or
derog) a group (
非正式
,
< br>常用于幽默或贬义中
)
一群
,<
/p>
一帮
,
一伙
.<
/p>
例如
:
John has a bunch of friends and often
gets their help.
约翰
有一帮子朋友并且经
常得到他们的帮助
.
A bunch
of children surrounded the ice-cream man.
< br>一群孩子围
住了那个卖冰淇淋的人
.
10. band: n. a group of people
formed for some common purpose
and
often with a leader; a group of animals
一伙人
,
一帮人
;
< br>一群
(
动物
).
例如
:
We were
set upon by a band of robbers.
一群强盗袭击了我们
.
A band of ducks is swimming in the
lake.
一群鸭子游在湖面上
.
11.
flock:
n.
a
group
of
sheep,
goats,
or
birds;
(infml)
a
crowd,
large number of
people
羊群
,
鸟群
;(
非正式
)
人群
.
例如
:
A flock of people poured into the hall.
一群人涌进了大厅
.
A flock of sheep were straying all over
the road and causing
confusion among
the traffic.
路上到处是跑散的绵羊
,
造成交通混
乱
.
12.
herd:
n.
(derog)
people
generally
thought
of
as
acting
alike
with
no
person
having his own
thoughts
or
opinions;
a
group
of
animals of one kind which
live and feed together (
贬义
)<
/p>
人群
,
群众
(<
/p>
无主见者
);
兽群
.
例如
:
The common herd suffered a lot in those
days.
当时一般群众的
生活都很苦
.
A herd of cows was
grazing in the field.
一群牛在地里吃草
.
13. group: n. a number of people or
things placed together(
常
用词
)
群
;
组
.
例如
:
A group of little girls are playing in
the park.
一群小女孩
正在公园里玩
.
There are a group of
beautiful islands along the sea.
沿着海
边有一群美丽的岛屿
.
14. host: n. a large number
大群
,
大数目
.
例如
:
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