英语词汇“herd”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

herd¹ n. [countable]

a number of animals feeding, traveling, or kept together;
drove;
flock:a herd of zebras.
Slang Termsa cohesive group of people;
crowd:a herd of autograph seekers.
the herd, people in general;
masses:didn't associate with the common herd.

to unite or move in a herd:[no object]The tourists all herded into the tiny restaurant.
to gather into or as if into a herd:[~ + object]The guide herded her tourists into the ancient cathedral.

Idioms

Idioms ride herd on, [ ~ + obj] to maintain control or discipline over:rode herd on the employees.

herd•er, n. [countable]

herd¹ n.

a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together;
drove;
flock:a herd of cattle;a herd of sheep;a herd of zebras.
Slang Terms[Sometimes Disparaging.]a large group of people:The star was mobbed by a herd of autograph seekers.
any large quantity:a herd of bicycles.
the herd, the common people;
masses;
rabble:He had no opinions of his own, but simply followed the herd.
Idioms ride herd on, to have charge or control of;
maintain discipline over:He rode herd on 40 students in each class.

v.i.

to unite or go in a herd;
assemble or associate as a herd.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English heord; cognate with Gothic hairda, German Herde

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See flock ¹.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crowd, mob.

collective noun.

herd² n.

a herdsman (usually used in combination):a cowherd;a goatherd;a shepherd.

v.t.

to tend, drive, or lead (cattle, sheep, etc.).
to conduct or drive (a group of people) to a destination:The teacher herded the children into the classroom.

bef. 900; Middle English herd(e), hirde, Old English hierde; cognate with Gothic hairdeis, German Hirt(e); derivative of herd¹

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged guard, protect, watch.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

herd /hɜːd/ n

a large group of mammals living and feeding together, esp a group of cattle, sheep, etc
often derogatory a large group of people
derogatory the large mass of ordinary people

to collect or be collected into or as if into a herd

Etymology: Old English heord; related to Old Norse hjörth, Gothic hairda, Old High German herta, Greek kórthus troop

herd /hɜːd/ n

archaic or dialect a man or boy who tends livestock; herdsman
(in combination): goatherd, swineherd

vb (transitive)

to drive forwards in a large group
to look after (livestock)

Etymology: Old English hirde; related to Old Norse hirthir, Gothic hairdeis, Old High German hirti, Old Saxon hirdi, herdi; see herd¹

单词	herd
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 herd¹ /hɜrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a number of animals feeding, traveling, or kept together; drove; flock:a herd of zebras. Slang Termsa cohesive group of people; crowd:a herd of autograph seekers. the herd, people in general; masses:didn't associate with the common herd. v. to unite or move in a herd:[no object]The tourists all herded into the tiny restaurant. to gather into or as if into a herd:[~ + object]The guide herded her tourists into the ancient cathedral. Idioms Idioms ride herd on, [ ~ + obj] to maintain control or discipline over:rode herd on the employees. herd•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 herd¹ (hûrd),USA pronunciation n. a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:a herd of cattle;a herd of sheep;a herd of zebras. Slang Terms[Sometimes Disparaging.]a large group of people:The star was mobbed by a herd of autograph seekers. any large quantity:a herd of bicycles. the herd, the common people; masses; rabble:He had no opinions of his own, but simply followed the herd. Idioms ride herd on, to have charge or control of; maintain discipline over:He rode herd on 40 students in each class. v.i. to unite or go in a herd; assemble or associate as a herd. bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English heord; cognate with Gothic hairda, German Herde 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See flock ¹. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crowd, mob. See collective noun. herd² (hûrd),USA pronunciation n. a herdsman (usually used in combination):a cowherd;a goatherd;a shepherd. v.t. to tend, drive, or lead (cattle, sheep, etc.). to conduct or drive (a group of people) to a destination:The teacher herded the children into the classroom. bef. 900; Middle English herd(e), hirde, Old English hierde; cognate with Gothic hairdeis, German Hirt(e); derivative of herd¹ 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged guard, protect, watch. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: herd /hɜːd/ n a large group of mammals living and feeding together, esp a group of cattle, sheep, etc often derogatory a large group of people derogatory the large mass of ordinary people vb to collect or be collected into or as if into a herd Etymology: Old English heord; related to Old Norse hjörth, Gothic hairda, Old High German herta, Greek kórthus troop herd /hɜːd/ n archaic or dialect a man or boy who tends livestock; herdsman (in combination): goatherd, swineherd vb (transitive) to drive forwards in a large group to look after (livestock) Etymology: Old English hirde; related to Old Norse hirthir, Gothic hairdeis, Old High German hirti, Old Saxon hirdi, herdi; see herd¹
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