氯化钾口服剂:flock有复数形式?

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Now Abel kept flocks and Cain worked the soil.

Doesn't flock express a crowd of sheep?

亚伯就是放羊的呀,所以应该就是羊群了.
flock用于表示同类的鸟群,或动物群,特别是羊群;在用于表示人群时,指人数众多的人群,特别见于与宗教意义有关的文字或语言中。在作人群解时,flock的内涵是受到爱护或指导。“牧师”(pastor)实际上是牧羊人,而这里的“羊”指教徒或芸芸众生。如:
Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.
在用法词典找到的,flock也是用复数.

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