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Collective Nouns 集合名词

A collective noun is a noun that refers to a number of people, animals or things taken as a unit.
It is usually used with a singular verb.
集合名词指用来统称一群人、动物或一组事物的名词，通常与单数动词连用。
Animals 动物

an army of ants/caterpillars 一大群蚂蚁/毛虫 a mob of kangaroos 一群袋鼠
a brood of chickens 一窝鸡 a nest of mice/rabbits 一窝老鼠/兔子
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a caravan of camels 一队骆驼 a pack of wolves 一群狼
a colony of bats/penguins/ 一群蝙蝠/企鹅/ a plague of insects/locusts 虫害/蝗灾
seals 海豹
a den of snakes 一窝蛇 a pod of whales 一群鲸鱼
a f ock of birds/goats/sheep 一群鸟/山羊/绵羊 a pride of lions/peacocks 一群狮子/孔雀

a gaggle of geese 一群鹅 a shoal of f sh 一群鱼
a herd of buffaloes/cows/ 一群水牛/牛/ 一群蜜蜂
elephants 大象 a swarm of bees
a host of sparrows 一群麻雀 a team of horses/oxen 一群马/公牛

People 人
an army of soldiers 一批士兵 a crew of sailors 一群水手

a band of musicians 一群音乐家 a crowd of people 一群人
a board of directors 一群董事 a f ock of tourists 一批游客
a choir of singers 一班歌手 a gang of thieves/robbers 一伙小偷/强盗

a class of students 一班学生 a team of players 一队球员
a troupe of dancers/ 一班舞蹈演员/表
a company of actors 一批演员
performers 演者

Things 东西
an album of stamps/ 一册子的邮票/ a collection of pictures/ 一批图片/邮票
photographs 照片 stamps
a bouquet of f owers 一束花 a f eet of cars/ships 一支车队/船队

a box of matches 一盒火柴 a f ight of stairs 一段楼梯
a bunch of grapes/keys 一串葡萄/钥匙 a galaxy of stars 一群星星

a chest of drawers 一个五斗橱 a pack of cards 一副纸牌
a pair of shoes/gloves/ 一双鞋子/手套/
a clutch of eggs 一窝蛋 Language Bank
trousers 一条裤子

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