herd|h??d| 1)n、獸群,2)v、使成群,使集結(jié)
一、感受單詞本質(zhì)
1、英文釋義
①N-COUNT A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together、畜群
②N-SING If you say that someone has joined the herd or follows the herd,you are criticizing them because you think that they behave just like everyone else and do not think for themselves、(缺乏獨(dú)立思想的)群眾
例句:They are individuals;they will not follow the herd、他們是獨(dú)立的個(gè)體;他們不會隨大流
2、常見搭配
①herd behavior:羊群行為;羊群效應(yīng);從眾行為;群體恐慌行為
②a herd of:一群(牛、鹿等)
3、近義詞:group群cluster群
4、形近詞:herb藥草
5、單詞感覺:“群”;“一群、整體的一群”、“普通的一群”
二、記住單詞含義
her-d(her她;d音似中文“的”)→她的備胎群→成群
三、學(xué)習(xí)單詞應(yīng)用
1、真題例句:"Not choice,but habit rules the unreflecting herd,"William Wordsworth said in the 19th century、(2009-閱讀-text 1)
參考譯文:“并非選擇,而是習(xí)慣會控制那些沒有思想的人。”19世紀(jì)時(shí),威廉•華茲華斯說。
2、真題例句:When people place their trust in an individual or an institution,their brains releases oxytocin,a hormone that produces pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instinct that prompts humans to connect with one another、(2018-完型)
參考譯文:當(dāng)人們相信一個(gè)人或一個(gè)組織機(jī)構(gòu)的時(shí)候,他們的大腦會釋放出催產(chǎn)素,這是一種能產(chǎn)生愉悅情感和激發(fā)群集本能的激素,這種本能促使人們彼此聯(lián)系。