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lose together : I can hear a knot of people whisper in the next room. 我能聽見一小群人在隔壁低聲細(xì)語. A knot of people waited on the platform for the train. 一小群人在站臺(tái)上等火車. 16. lot: n. a group of people or things of the same type。 amount of a substance or material 一批(人或物),一群(人或物).例如: Another lot of students is arriving soon. 另一群(或批)學(xué)生馬上就到. This wine is no good but I hope the next lot will be better. 這批酒不好,但我希望下一批會(huì)好些. 17. mass: n. (often pl. with sing. meaning, infml) a large number (of people) (非正式,常用復(fù)數(shù)形式表示單數(shù)意思)許多人,: There are masses of people here. 這里有許多人. A mass of people jammed into the arena. 人群涌進(jìn)了賽場(chǎng). 18. pack: n. group of wild animals that hunt together or group of dogs kept for hunting, esp. with horses。 (derog) number of people or things (野獸的)一群,(獵狗的)一群。(貶義)(人或動(dòng)物的)一幫,: A pack of angry shoppers demanded their money back. 一群顧客憤怒地要求退款. A pack of dogs were chasing the fox. 一群獵狗正在追捕那只狐貍. 19. party: n. a group of people doing something together 一群人,一伙人,: A party of schoolchildren is going to France. 一個(gè)小學(xué)生團(tuán)體要到法國去. Forest rangers sent out a rescue party to bring back the injured hiker. 森林守護(hù)員派出了一支救援隊(duì)去救回那位受傷的遠(yuǎn)足者. 20. school: n. a large group of one kind of fish or certain other sea animals swimming together (魚及某種海洋動(dòng)物的)群。: There is a large school of fish swimming near the surface of the water. 有一群魚在貼近水面的地方游動(dòng). Sometimes we can see schools of fish pass by the sampan. 有時(shí)我們可以看到成群的魚兒從舢板旁邊游過. 21. swarm: n. a crowd ( of people) or moving mass (of animals) 一群(人)。一群(移動(dòng)中的動(dòng)物).例如: a swarm of ants /bees /locusts 一群螞蟻/蜜蜂/蝗蟲 There are swarms of children in the parks. 公園里有一群群的孩子. 22. team: n. a group of people who work, play or act together (一起工作、游戲、行動(dòng)的): The operation was done by an able team of surgeons. 這手術(shù)由一組技術(shù)高超的外科醫(yī)師進(jìn)行. The government is led by an able team of skilled politicians. 政府由一批干練的政治家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)著. 23. throng: n. a large crowd (of people or things) (人或物)一大群,: There are throngs of passengers at the railway station. 火車站游客成群. The preChristmas sale attracted throngs of shoppers. 圣誕節(jié)前的促銷吸引了大批的購物者. 24. troop: n. a band of people or wild animals, esp. when moving (行動(dòng)中的)一群(人或野生動(dòng)物).例如: A troop of elephants was moving toward the lake. 一群大象正向湖邊走去. There were troops of friends to see him off. 有很多朋友為他送行.