单词	herd
释义	herd1 nounherd2 verb herdherd1 /hɜːd $ hɜːrd/ ●●○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINherd1 Origin: Old English heord Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Most economists and investment advisers run in a herd. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A herd of cattle or sheep is almost as easy to tend if it contains fifty animals as twenty-five. On patrol, game warden Jay Little Hawk discovers the bodies of a herd of mutilated deer. Stedman kept a herd of goats on the island opposite. The herd had once consisted of 150 animals. The Shetland's main role today is in multi-suckler herds, where their dual-purpose nature is invaluable. When they eventually withdrew they took with them four thousand slaves and great herds of cattle. Thesaurus THESAURUSof animals► herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: · A herd of cows was blocking the road. ► team a group of animals that work together: · The carriage was pulled by a team of horses. ► flock a group of sheep or birds: · a flock of seagulls· The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock. ► pack a group of dogs or wolves: · Some dogs are bred to work in packs. ► litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother: · He was one of a litter of seven puppies. ► school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins: · Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild. WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► herd instinct  the herd instinct (=the need to behave in the same way as everyone else does) COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a herd of cows (=a group that are together somewhere)· We had to wait while a farmer brought a herd of cows across the bridge. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► dairy · So the farm is well set with its 1000 acres of arable and large dairy herd.· His operation, in terms of mechanization and dairy herd management, is one of the most capital-intensive in the province.· Milk is the dominant product from livestock farms, and beef is usually a byproduct of the dairy herd.· It had been a long hot day on the farm where I help my father with his large dairy herd.· Its main role is as a terminal sire for suckler herds or as a beef sire for dairy herds.· The land is used intensively mainly for dairy herds producing fresh milk.· Dairying in particular occupied the second Earl's attention and his own dairy herds were a lifelong passion. ► instinct · In my view, it's the herd instinct.· It seems to me that the Cabinet has an obsessively self-protective herd instinct which could be its undoing.· But there is a herd instinct. VERB► follow · But Viroli is not one simply to follow the herd. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► follow the herd/crowd All they get is sad sheep for fans ... who just follow the crowd - try and be uncontroversial. But Viroli is not one simply to follow the herd. I follow the crowd back to a coffee shop. The only advice from Miss Doris was to follow the crowd. 1[countable] a group of animals of one kind that live and feed together → flockherd of a herd of cattle herds of elephants► see thesaurus at group2the herd people generally, especially when thought of as being easily influenced by others:  You have to be an individual; it’s no use running with the herd. the herd instinct (=the need to behave in the same way as everyone else does) herd1 nounherd2 verb herdherd2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE herd Simple Form Present I, you, we, they herd he, she, it herds Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they herded Present perfect I, you, we, they have herded he, she, it has herded Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had herded Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will herd Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have herded Continuous Form Present I am herding he, she, it is herding you, we, they are herding Past I, he, she, it was herding you, we, they were herding Present perfect I, you, we, they have been herding he, she, it has been herding Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been herding Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be herding Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been herding Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Cowboys rounded up the steers and herded them north. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Except in the case of the stallion deliberately herding his mares, this is not a question of dominance or bullying. Later yet we are herded down to the basement, told to crouch and to cover our heads with our arms. Observe people being herded like cattle through airports and theaters. Protesters were surrounded by police and herded on to school buses. Sometimes the Scouts took the initiative, and inextremis Sergeant Juron herded his squad hastily. The visitors were herded into two large halls, which were once the hotel ballroom and dining room. They are herded here and there, and I don't think she can cope with so many children. William blushed a bit, so I turned his shoulders toward the staircase and herded us all in that direction. word sets WORD SETS► Agriculture agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► herded together  The prisoners were herded together. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a herd of cows (=a group that are together somewhere)· We had to wait while a farmer brought a herd of cows across the bridge. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► follow the herd/crowd All they get is sad sheep for fans ... who just follow the crowd - try and be uncontroversial. But Viroli is not one simply to follow the herd. I follow the crowd back to a coffee shop. The only advice from Miss Doris was to follow the crowd. 1[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to bring people together in a large group, especially roughly:  The prisoners were herded together. I don’t want to be herded around with a lot of tourists.herd somebody into something The visitors were herded into two large halls.2[transitive] to make animals move together in a group:  It was Tom’s duty to herd the cows.3something is like herding cats used to say that trying to control or organize a group of people is very difficult
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