时间:2019-01-18 作者:英语课 分类:英语学习方法


英语课
一)与人有关的“群”
表示人群的英语对应词很多,差异也分得很细。现将常见的英译法归纳如下:
crowd
crowd是表示“群”的基本词语,通常指“无组织和无秩序的人群”(without organization or order)。从数量上看,crowd表示的“群”一般大于group表示的“群”,但又小于 host表示的“群”;从密度上看,crowd通常指“拥挤着的人群”。如:He pushed his way through the crowd.(他从人群中挤过去)。常见搭配有:
一群人a crowd of people
一群观众a crowd of spectators
一群男孩子a crowd of boys
一群运动员a crowd of players
group
group通常指有一定组织形式的“群”,在含义上无“拥挤”意味。group既能指“人群”,也能在某些搭配中指“物群”。常见搭配有:
一群制定法律的人a group of persons who make laws
一群木雕像a group of wood carvings 1
一群飞机a group of aeroplanes
host
host的主要意思是“大量,许多”,如:a host of difficulties许多困难,a host of thoughts思绪万千。host作“群”字解时,特指大群(great num ber)。常见搭配有:
一(大)群孩子a host of children
一(大)群对手a host of rivals
一(大)群体操运动员a host of gym nasts
galaxy 2
galaxy本为天文学术语,意为“星系”、“天河”。作“群”字解时,有明显的修辞色彩,为褒义词语,常用于比喻“出色或着名人物的群”(brilliant company of persons)。常见搭配有:
一群才子a galaxy of talents
一群美女a galaxy of beauties
troop
troop通常指“正常行进中的人或其他动物的群”。常见搭配有:
一群羚羊a troop of antelopes 3
一群欢迎者a troop of welcom ers
一群*者a troop of dem onstrants
swarm 4
swarm通常指(令人反感的)“蜂拥而进的人群”。常见搭配有:
密密麻麻的一群人a swarm of people
一群保镖a swarm of bodyguards 5
multitude
multitude也是一个表示“群”的常用词,它同crowd的区别在于:
multitude通常指“散开的群”,人与人或物与物之间必有一定的空处(sufficient spare);而crowd则完全相反,表示“密集在一起的群”,人与人相碰甚至拥挤。multitude既可以指人又能指物。常见搭配有:
一大群人a great multitude of people
一群动物a multitude of anim als
一群海岛a multitude of islands
throng 6
throng通常指“为数众多的挤在一处或挤向前去的群”(press together or forward)。常见搭配有:
一群人a throng of people
一群影迷a throng of film fans
band或gang
这两个词都有明显的轻蔑色彩,多同反面词语搭配。band通常指“强盗,匪徒等的群(帮、伙)”,而gang通常指“奴隶、犯人或干坏事的人结成的帮伙”。常见搭配有:
一群匪徒a band of gangsters 7
一群贼a gang of thieves
一群强盗a band of robbers
一群犯人a gang of convicts
mob
m ob是贬义词,通常指“闹事或无组织的人群”。在资本家及其御用文人的笔下,mob一词是对劳苦大众的轻蔑用语,意为“庶民、乌合之众”。
一群暴徒a mob of rioters
一群恶棍a mob of blackguards
一群愤怒的妇女a mob of angry women
body
body通常指“(视作整体的)一群,一批,共同从事某一件事或某一种相同的情况或处境联系在一起的人群”。常见搭配有:
一群失业者a body of unemployed 8 men(“失业”是相同的处境)
一群选举人a body of electors(“投票选举”是大家共同做的事)
(二)与动物和水生物有关的“群”
flock
flock主要指“飞鸟家禽、牲畜的群”,尤指羊群。covey指小羊(sm all flock)。常见搭配有:
一群羊a flock of sheep
一群鹅a flock of geese
一群鸭a flock of ducks
一群麻雀a flock of sparrows
herd 9
herd通常指“大动物的群,如牛群和放牧的群”等。
一群牛a herd of cattle
一群水牛a herd of buffaloes 10
一群象a herd of elephants
一群鹿a herd of deer
drove
指“围成一团被驱赶或向前走动的畜群”(如牛、羊、猪等)。常见的搭配有:
一群骆驼a drove of cam els
一群牛a drove of oxen
一群马a drove of horses
pack
pack主要指“野兽、猎犬等的群”,有时也指飞禽。常见的搭配有:
一群豺狼a pack of wolves
一群猎犬a pack of hounds
一群松鸡a pack of grouse 11
cluster ,swarm
这两个词常指“昆虫类的群”。swarm又特指“蜂群”或处于移动中的群,有时也指鸟群(large number of insects,birds, etc.moving about together)。常见搭配有:
一群蚂蚁 a swarm of ants
一群蝴蝶 a cluster of butterflies
一群蝗虫 a swarm of locusts 12
一群苍蝇 a swarm of flies
一群蜜蜂a swarm of bees(指随蜂王倾巢出动的大群)或a cluster of bees(指一般的蜂群)
(三)指物的“群”
按汉语的习惯,计算某些物体时,也用量词“群”。与此相对应的英语词是:clum p, cluster ,
group。常见搭配有:
一群建筑物 a clump of buildings
一群木雕 a group of wood carvings
一群海岛 a clump of islands
一群飞机 a group of aeroplanes
一群闪闪发光的星星 a cluster of bright stars

n.雕刻( carving的名词复数 );雕刻术;雕刻品;雕刻物
  • The desk was ornamented with many carvings. 这桌子装饰有很多雕刻物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Shell carvings are a specialty of the town. 贝雕是该城的特产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.星系;银河系;一群(杰出或著名的人物)
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
羚羊( antelope的名词复数 ); 羚羊皮革
  • One jump, and you're out, and we'll run for it like antelopes.' 你只要一跳就出来了,我们可以像羚羊那样飞快地逃掉。”
  • Most antelopes can withhold their young for weeks, even months. 绝大部分羚羊能把分娩期推迟几个星期,甚至几个月。
n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入
  • There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
  • A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。
n.保镖,卫士,警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )
  • Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样,在两名保镖的陪同下,布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中,他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句
n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集
  • A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
  • The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。
匪徒,歹徒( gangster的名词复数 )
  • The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings. 歹徒提出要给他一笔相当于他一年收入的钱。
  • One of the gangsters was caught by the police. 歹徒之一被警察逮捕。
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
n.水牛(分非洲水牛和亚洲水牛两种)( buffalo的名词复数 );(南非或北美的)野牛;威胁;恐吓
  • Some medieval towns raced donkeys or buffaloes. 有些中世纪的城市用驴子或水牛竞赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Water buffaloes supply Egypt with more meat than any other domestic animal. 水牛提供给埃及的肉比任何其它动物都要多。 来自辞典例句
n.松鸡;v.牢骚,诉苦
  • They're shooting grouse up on the moors.他们在荒野射猎松鸡。
  • If you don't agree with me,please forget my grouse.如果你的看法不同,请不必介意我的牢骚之言。
n.蝗虫( locust的名词复数 );贪吃的人;破坏者;槐树
  • a swarm of locusts 一大群蝗虫
  • In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything. 很快蝗虫就飞落下来开始吃东西,什么都吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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This window is just as wide as that one
titanomagnetite
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Triodanis
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unpickled spot
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