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Grammar - 集合名词 Collective Nouns

语法要点

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Collective Nouns · 集合名词表示一群、一组、一批

a + collective noun + of + plural noun

集合名词用来表示"一群、一组、一批"东西或动物,后面接 of + 复数名词,是固定搭配,需要整体记忆。

a flock of birds (一群鸟)

a shoal of fish (一群鱼)

a swarm of bees (一群蜜蜂)

a collection of stamps (一批邮票)

a flight of stairs (一段楼梯)

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动物类集合名词 · flock / shoal / swarm

a flock/shoal/swarm of + animals

不同动物用不同的集合名词:鸟用 flock,鱼用 shoal,蜜蜂等昆虫用 swarm。

A flock of birds flew away.

A shoal of fish is swimming in the pond.

A swarm of bees flew away.

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物品类集合名词 · collection / flight

a collection/flight of + things

collection 表示收藏的一批东西,flight 在这里的意思是"一段楼梯",不是"飞行"。

Hafiz has a large collection of stamps.

He walked up a flight of stairs.

We climbed two flights of stairs.

容易搞错的地方

flock

flock 用于鸟类(也可用于羊群),表示"一群鸟/羊"

A flock of birds flew over the tree.

shoal

shoal 专门用于鱼类,表示"一群鱼"

A shoal of fish swam past the boat.

swarm

swarm 用于蜜蜂、昆虫等一大群小动物

A swarm of bees attacked the hikers.

flock

flock 用于鸟或羊等

A flock of sheep crossed the road.

flight (a flight of stairs)

在 "a flight of stairs" 里,flight 表示"一段楼梯"

He walked up a flight of stairs.

flight (飞行)

在其他句子里,flight 更常见的意思是"飞行、航班"

We took a flight to Singapore.

总结

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a flock of birds 一群鸟

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a shoal of fish 一群鱼

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a swarm of bees 一群蜜蜂

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a collection of stamps 一批邮票

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a flight of stairs 一段楼梯(注意 flight 这里不是"飞行"的意思)

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记忆口诀:Birds→flock, Fish→shoal, Bees→swarm, Stamps→collection, Stairs→flight

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