英语中五花八门的“一堆”说法（在线收听）

集合名詞(英语：Collective noun或者nouns of assemblage)是语言学上的一个专有名词，意指一种可用来指称一群对象的字。

一群小狗：a litter of puppies

一群牛：a herd of cattle / a yoke of oxen(oxen是ox的复数形式)

一群苍蝇：a swarm of flies

一群兔子：a nest of rabbits

一群狼：a pack of wolves

一群鲸鱼：a school of whales

一群羊：a flock of sheep

一束葡萄:a bunch of grapes

一束花：a bunch of flowers

一条珍珠项链：a string of pearls

一堆星星：a cluster of stars

一行阶梯：a flight of steps

一堆箭：a sheaf of arrows

一副扑克：a pack of cards / a batch of cards

一堆汽车：a fleet of cars

一列车队或船队：a fleet of cars / a fleet of ships

一套高尔夫球棒：a set of golf clubs(不同打法要用不同的球棒)

一群劳工：a gang of labourers

一群演员：a company of actors / a troupe of actors

一群水手：a crew of sailors

一群佣人：a staff of servants

一群士兵：a squadron of soldiers / a troop of soldiers / a squad of soldiers / a detail of soldiers / a party of soldiers (都指一群士兵，要根据兵种及兵团大小来选择不同的量词)