英漢辭典

1. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. 群集,聚集

   Birds of a feather flock together.

2. 2. 成群行動

   flock in

   蜂擁進入(劇場、體育場等).



3. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. (同類鳥、獸的)一大群,(同類牲畜尤指鴨、羊的)一大群;一大夥人

   flocks and herds

   羊群和牛群 (sheep and cattle)

   come in flocks

   成群湧來,紛至沓來

4. 2. (人、物)大量

   a flock of questions

   一大堆問題.

5. 3. [古] 一隊[幫]人,一行人

6. 4. (就耶穌教而言的)基督教會;(對牧師而言的)教徒;全體教徒

   the flock of Christ

   基督教信徒.

7. 5. (託付給老師的)孩子[學生]

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. [sometimes functioning as plural] a group of animals of one kind, esp sheep or birds

2. a large number of people; crowd

3. a body of Christians regarded as the pastoral charge of a priest, a bishop, the pope, etc

4. [rare] a band of people; group

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr] to gather together or move in a flock

2. to go in large numbers

people flocked to the church

3. [Etymology] Old English flocc; related to Old Norse flokkr crowd, Middle Low German vlocke

n. (noun)

1. a tuft, as of wool, hair, cotton, etc

2. waste from fabrics such as cotton, wool, or other cloth used for stuffing mattresses, upholstered chairs, etc

3. (as modifier)

flock mattress

4. very small tufts of wool applied to fabrics, wallpaper, etc, to give a raised pattern

5. another word for floccule

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to fill, cover, or ornament with flock

2. [Etymology] C13: from Old French floc, from Latin floccus; probably related to Old High German floccho down, Norwegian flugsa snowflake