You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.

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standing ['stændiŋ] 词频2
n. 起立,站立;身份,地位;持续时间; adj. 长期有效的;直立的;固定的; v. 站立;坚持不变;
"Who's the girl standing behind Jan?"
站在简身后的女孩是谁?
近义:name, renown, reputation, repute, status, fame 反义:shame, unpopularity, belittling, dishonourableness, dishonouring, disgrace
sheep [ʃip] 词频1
n. 羊,绵羊;胆小鬼;易受人摆布的人;缺乏主见或轻易盲从的人;
💡 sheep ee似“卷毛”,长在“绵羊”身上,ship i像“烟囱”,立在“轮船”上。 deer(鹿)和sheep(绵羊)单数和复数的形式相同,不在词尾加s。“
"the black sheep of the family"
家族败类
近义:mutton, lamb, ram, ovine
hind [haind] 词频2
adj. (常指动物腿)后面的;在后的;(通常与can或could连用)唠叨不停;滔滔不绝; n. 雌鹿;石斑鱼;<古>乡下人;<英>有经验的农场工人;
"The horse reared up on its hind legs."
那匹马后腿前立,站了起来。
近义:doe, hindmost, back, posterior, postern, puisne
flock [flɑk] 词频2 词根: fl-
n. 兽群,鸟群;群众;棉束;大堆,大量; vi. 群集,成群结队而行; vt. 用棉束填;
💡 f(风)+lock(锁):飞吹锁断丢 羊群 flock=block: 鸟群 兽群
"The priest warned his flock against breaking God's law."
牧师警告他的教友不要违背上帝的训诫.
近义:herd, bevy, jam, mob, overcrowd, pack
position [pə'ziʃən] 词频1 词根: 放置
n. 位置,方位;地位,职位;态度;状态; vt. 安置;把…放在适当位置;给…定位;驻扎军队;
"Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position."
她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势.
近义:lay, locate, marshal, place, posit, post 反义:layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness
crowd [kraʊd] 词频1 词根: cr-
n. 人群;群众;一群; vi. 拥挤,聚集; vt. 挤满;将…塞进;催逼;
💡 看见(c)一行(row) 拥挤的鹿(d)走近 人群
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义:huddle, swarm, throng, concentrate, jam, mob 反义:part, secede, split, empty, evacuate, person

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