flock
US /flɑ:k/
・UK /flɒk/
B2 中高級英檢中級
n. (c.)可數名詞群；群眾
The farmer opened the gate to let the flock of sheep into the field
v.i.不及物動詞成群地去(或來)
Birds flock around the food
n. (c.)可數名詞人群；群眾
The tourists were a confused flock, waiting for the bus
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滅絕物種復活的科學原理！ (The Science Behind De-extinction)
- Now comes the basic question here, which is, what are you going to do with passenger pigeons, assuming that you go ahead and create a whole flock of them?
在鴿子中有幾個非常近的親戚，其中一種是斑尾鴿，牠們
- Now comes the basic question here, which is, what are you going to do with passenger pigeons, assuming that you go ahead and create a whole flock of them?
在鴿子中有幾個非常近的親戚，其中一種是斑尾鴿，牠們
夢想工作幻滅！為什麼大多數谷歌員工平均工作 1.1 年後就辭職？ (Why Most Google Employees Quit After 1.1 Years (On Average))
- Aspiring young workers flock to the company assuming they have amazing work-life balance, eat delicious food, and play ping pong with colleagues. And it's not their fault because that's how Google portrays itself. But according to Ken, this may be careful marketing just to attract employees. And what you actually see is to get employees to stay for longer. For example,
有抱負的年輕員工蜂擁而至，假定他們能在工作和生活之間取得很好的平衡，能吃到美味的食物，還能和同事一起打乒乓球。這不是他們的錯，因為谷歌就是這樣宣傳自己的。但肯認為，這可能只是為了吸引員工而精心策劃的營銷。而實際上，你看到的是為了讓員工待得更久。舉個例子
- This is what Ken Walks, a former employee, said in a controversial TikTok that went viral this year: "Aspiring young workers flock to the company assuming they have amazing work-life balance, eat delicious food, and play ping-pong with colleagues.
說實話，你怎麼看？請在下面留言。當然，除了我們在這裡提到的，還有很多我們沒有涉及到的福利，比如谷歌優厚的在家辦公政策、無限的休假時間等等。但是，如果有了第二個原因，即無盡的工作壓力，你還能真正享受到這些待遇嗎？當然，谷歌並不是唯一一家在截止日期前給員工施加巨大壓力的公司。但是，多大的壓力才算大呢？嗯，也許當工作壓力開始對健康造成損害的時候，因為焦慮和倦怠絕對是導致提前離職的一個因素。最近，Payscale.com 對工作壓力進行的調查顯示，53% 的谷歌員工認為他們的工作壓力極大。難怪前谷歌員工稱谷歌就像
BBC新聞評論：推特數百萬名員工離職 (BBC News Review: Twitter: Millions leave)
- We have "flock", "on fire", and "mammoth".
有 flock、on fire 和 mammoth。
- We have flock, on fire, and mammoth.
這裡是 BBC 英語學習的新聞評論節目。
信用卡用戶注意！為什麼「感應付款」比「刷卡」更安全？ (Why Tap-to-Pay Is Safer Than a Credit Card Swipe | WSJ Tech Behind)
- Different banks thought it was a cool, new technology and thought their consumers would really flock to it.
不同銀行認為這是一項很酷的新技術，並認為他們的消費者會趨之若鶩。
- Different banks thought it was a cool new technology and thought their consumers would really flock to it.
美國的零售商在更換支付系統方面進展較慢，部分原因是更改系統成本高昂。
我的10萬美元農場創業計畫真實奏效！（即時檢視） (HOW MY $100k FARM BUSINESS PLAN WORKED (real-time review))
- But when I wrote the $11,000 check for not only a flock of sheep but also the fencing necessary to contain them, there was total confidence and total peace in the decision.
但是，當我寫下 11000 美元的支票，不僅要購買羊群，還要購買圍住羊群所需的柵欄時，我對自己的決定充滿信心，內心無比平靜。
- But when I wrote the $11,000 check for not only a flock of sheep but also the fencing necessary to contain them, there was total confidence and total peace in the decision.
我們被灌輸了急功近利的思想，還有參與就有獎盃之類的東西，但正如我發現的那樣，學會做出長期承諾、不期待一夜成名、不在達不到目標時放棄，是非常重要的。
