shoal
🇬🇧/ʃəʊl/ 🇺🇸/ʃoʊl/noun [集合/集体] 浅滩，沙洲；鱼群；潜在危险
Among them swam shoals of fish. 在他们之中游动着一群群鱼儿。
verb [vi. 不及物动词] 变浅
Recent research had shown that fish recognised individual "shoal mates", social prestige and even tracked relationships. 最近的研究表明鱼可以识别各自的“鱼群伙伴”、社会威望，甚至相关的人际关系。
verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 使变浅；驶入
The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish. 这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。
adjective [原级] 浅的
Merely observing a shoal does not make it clear which individuals lead and which follow. 仅仅只观察一个鱼群并不能清楚地区分哪些鱼群是领导，那些是随从。
- shoal 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
- Lesson 7 Bats shoal 名词: 鱼群
形似拼音shao， 水少的地方 → 浅滩， 浅水处
shoal 的重要知识点
a school / shoal of fish 一群鱼
- We saw a school of fish swimming near the surface. 我们看到一群鱼在水面附近游动。
- The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish. 这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。
- In the shoal water, we could see shoals of tiny fish darting about. 在浅水区，我们看到一群小鱼在游来游去。
| a flock of sheep / pigeons 羊群/鸽群 | The shepherd led a flock of sheep to the pasture. 牧羊人将一群羊领到牧场。 |
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| a herd of cattle / deer / elephants 牛群/鹿群/象群（多指牲畜） | A herd of cattle was grazing peacefully in the field. 一群牛在田野里平静地吃草。 |
| a drove of horses / cattle / sheep 被驱赶的马群/牛群/羊群 | The cowboys guided a drove of cattle across the plains. 牛仔们驱赶着一群牛穿过平原。 |
| a pack of wolves / tigers / lions 狼群/虎群/狮群（多指猛兽、食肉动物） | They heard the howling of a pack of wolves in the distance. 他们听到了远处一群狼的嚎叫声。 |
| a pride of lions （专指）狮群 | A pride of lions was resting under the shade of a tree. 一群狮子正在一棵树的树荫下休息。 |
| a swarm of flies / bees 一群苍蝇/蜜蜂（飞虫） | A swarm of bees suddenly attacked the hikers. 一群蜜蜂突然袭击了徒步旅行者。 |
| a colony of ants / termites 一群蚂蚁/白蚁 | We discovered a colony of ants marching across the kitchen floor. 我们发现一群蚂蚁正在穿过厨房地板。 |