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Appendix Collective Nouns for Countable Nouns
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可数名词的集合名词

A collective noun names a group of people or things. Words like bunch, flock
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and pack are collective nouns. Note that besides the ‘a…of’ pattern, we can also
pluralise a collective noun.
集合名词指一群人或事物，如 bunch（串）、flock（群）和 pack（包）都
是集合名词。注意除了 a…of 的形式，我们也可使集合名词变成复数。

A bouquet of flowers
Two/five/many bouquets of flowers

a band of musicians 一支乐队

a bevy of ladies 一群女士

a block of flats 一栋公寓
a bouquet of flowers 一束花
a brood of chicks 一窝小鸡

a bunch of keys/bananas 一串钥匙/香蕉
a bundle of sticks 一捆枯枝

a chest of drawers 一个抽屉柜
a choir of singers 一支合唱团

a class of pupils 一班学生
a cloud of insects 一群昆虫

a clump of trees 一丛树木
a collection of coins 一组硬币收藏
a colony of ants 一群蚂蚁

a crowd of people 一群人
a deck of cards 一副纸牌
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