时间:2019-02-18 作者:英语课 分类:英文语法词汇


英语课

   集体名词的定义:


  集体名词是同一类许多个体的集合的总称。
  集体名词中有的是可数名词,如:
  family 家庭 group 小组 team 队 police 警察
  有的是不可数名词,如:
  clothing 衣服 furniture 家具
  集体名词的注意事项:
  1. 有的集体名词通常用作复数形式。如:
  The police are questioning everyone in the house.
  警察正在盘问房间里的每一个人。
  Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef, and hides.
  家牛为我们提供牛奶、牛肉和皮革。
  常见的同类词汇有:
  vermin 害虫 poultry 1 家禽
  2. 有的集体名词可以用作单数形式,也可以用作复数形式。
  比如说family这个词,如果把family看成家庭成员,谓语用复数。如果把family看成一个整体,谓语用单数:
  His family are waiting for him.
  他的家人正在等他。(把family看成家庭成员)
  I've got to make it clear that my family was very poor.
  我得说清楚,我的家是很穷的。(把family看成一个整体)
  常见的同类词汇有:
  army 军队 data 数据 jury 陪审团 audience 观众 enemy 敌人
  media 媒体 bacteria 细菌 navy 海军 committee 委员会 flock 羊群
  nobility 贵族 community 共同体 firm 商号 party 政党 company 公司
  gang 一群 press 新闻界 council 理事会 government 政府 public 公众
  couple 对、双 group 组 staff 全体职员 crew 全体人员 herd 2 牧群 team 队
  3. 有的集体名词只能用作单数形式。这类词汇属不可数名词。如:
  Our clothing protects us from cold.
  衣服保护我们免受寒冻。
  Then the furniture was moved in.
  然后家具被搬进来。
  常见的同类词汇有:
  mankind 人类 foliage 叶子;植物 machinery 机械 merchandise 货物

n.家禽,禽肉
  • There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
  • What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
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。
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