herd
[hә:d]
n. 兽群, 群, 牧

vt. 群集, 使群, 牧

vi. 聚起

[医] 群, 属, 堆



herd
[ noun ]

1. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

<noun.group>

2. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

<noun.group>

3. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

<noun.group>
his brilliance raised him above the ruck
the children resembled a fairy herd

[ verb ]

1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

<verb.motion> crowd
We herded the children into a spare classroom

2. move together, like a herd

<verb.motion>

3. keep, move, or drive animals

<verb.stative>
Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?

Herd \Herd\ (h[~e]rd), a.
Haired. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


Herd \Herd\ (h[~e]rd), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to
OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hj["o]r[eth], Sw. hjord, Dan.
hiord, Goth. ha['i]rda; cf. Skr. [,c]ardha troop, host.]
1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of
horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a
particular stock or family of cattle.

The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.

Note: Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly
applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when
driven to market, is called a drove.

2. A crowd of low people; a rabble.

But far more numerous was the herd of such
Who think too little and who talk too much.
--Dryden.

You can never interest the common herd in the
abstract question. --Coleridge.

{Herd's grass} (Bot.), one of several species of grass,
highly esteemed for hay. See under {Grass}.


Herd \Herd\, v. t.
To form or put into a herd.


Herd \Herd\, n. [OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde,
heorde; akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hir?ir, Sw.
herde, Dan. hyrde, Goth. ha['i]rdeis. See 2d {Herd}.]
One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; --
much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the
like. --Chaucer.


Herd \Herd\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Herded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Herding}.] [See 2d {Herd}.]
1. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together,
or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.

2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self
among, a group or company.

I'll herd among his friends, and seem
One of the number. --Addison.

3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.]