herd|hɜːd| 1)n、兽群,2)v、使成群,使集结
一、感受单词本质
1、英文释义
①N-COUNT A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together、畜群
②N-SING If you say that someone has joined the herd or follows the herd,you are criticizing them because you think that they behave just like everyone else and do not think for themselves、(缺乏独立思想的)群众
例句:They are individuals;they will not follow the herd、他们是独立的个体;他们不会随大流
2、常见搭配
①herd behavior:羊群行为;羊群效应;从众行为;群体恐慌行为
②a herd of:一群(牛、鹿等)
3、近义词:group群cluster群
4、形近词:herb药草
5、单词感觉:“群”;“一群、整体的一群”、“普通的一群”
二、记住单词含义
her-d(her她;d音似中文“的”)→她的备胎群→成群
三、学习单词应用
1、真题例句:"Not choice,but habit rules the unreflecting herd,"William Wordsworth said in the 19th century、(2009-阅读-text 1)
参考译文:“并非选择,而是习惯会控制那些没有思想的人。”19世纪时,威廉•华兹华斯说。
2、真题例句:When people place their trust in an individual or an institution,their brains releases oxytocin,a hormone that produces pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instinct that prompts humans to connect with one another、(2018-完型)
参考译文:当人们相信一个人或一个组织机构的时候,他们的大脑会释放出催产素,这是一种能产生愉悦情感和激发群集本能的激素,这种本能促使人们彼此联系。
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