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herded

UK //ˈhɜːdɪd//US //ˈhɜːrdɪd//

词源

源自古英语 'heordan',与古高地德语 'herta'(牧群)同源,最初指照看牲畜的行为。

verb

❶ 指将动物或人群聚集并驱赶到某个方向,通常用于描述牧羊人赶羊或管理者引导人群的行为。

“The shepherd herded the sheep into the pen.”

(牧羊人把羊群赶进了围栏。)

“Tourists were herded onto buses for the sightseeing tour.”

(游客们被引导上巴士参加观光游览。)

同义词:gathered, driven, rounded up, mustered, marshaled

常见短语

herded together — 指被集中聚集在一起,常用于描述人或动物被强制或被动地聚集成群的情况。

“The refugees were herded together in temporary shelters.”

(难民们被集中安置在临时避难所里。)