noun

drove

(牲畜的)群, (移動的)人群

A drove of cattle was blocking the road.

一群牛堵住了路。

Tourists arrived in droves to see the festival.

遊客們成群結隊地前來觀看節日。

一群 ((動物/人)) A drove of cattle was blocking the road.

成群結隊地 Tourists arrived in droves to see the festival.

Synonyms: herd, flock, crowd, throng

源自古英語“drāf”,與“drīfan”(drive,駕駛,驅趕)有關。意為將動物“驅趕”在一起。

想像一個農夫“驅趕”(driving)著一“群”(drove)羊。這兩個詞是相關的。“Drove”也是“drive”的過去式。

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