常见的英语单位名词短语搭配
1) Persons
a arm of workmen/assistants/unemployed men
a group/crowd/throng/multitude/concourse/people/savages/girls/journalists
a galaxy of beauties/talents/film stars
a gang of workers/slaves/prisoners/thieves/robbers/devils/swimmers/ convicts/criminals
a mob of thieves/rioters/hooligans/gangsters/angry women
a posse of police
a party of soldiers/tourists
a band of robbers/gangsters/fugitives/Gypsies/bandits/
a bench of scholars/bishops/judges
a board of directors
a crowd of people/ school children/boys/players/spectators/applicants
a college of translators
a cloud of horsemen
a couple of partners/players
a regiment of soldiers
a troop of dancers/actors/horsemen/soldiers/welcomes/demonstrators/
a horde of savages
a tribe of Arabs
a mass of children/people
a pack of thieves/
a set of people/friends
2)Things
a bag of candy/money/groceries
a ball of fire/wool/string/paper
a bale of alfalfa/cotton/hay/paper
a bar of chocolate/iron/gold/soap/light/
a batch of bread/goods/caps/documents/books/letters/bread
a belt of trees
a block of ice/marble/wood
a bouquet of flowers
a bowl/sack of rice
a box of chocolate/biscuits /matches/chocolates
a bucket of milk/water/gasoline/
a bunch of grapes/keys/flowers/straw/chopsticks/dried noodles/bananas
a bundle of hay/sticks/shirts/firewood/straw/sticks/newspapers/magazines/ clothes
a burst of flames/tears/blood/energy/strength/sobbing/laughter/applause/energy/
sympathy/smoke/hail/thunder/gunfire/bomb
a cake of soap/ice/clay/mud/tobacco
a can of fish/oil/fruit/beer/tomatoes
a case of pins/pencils/soda/Chinese porcelain/preserved apricots
a cask of wine/beer/honey
a chain of mountains/events/strikes/thoughts/errors
a chest of drawers
a cloud of smoke
a clump of trees/bushes/grasses/lilac/
a cluster of houses/buildings/flowers/grapes/stars/grass/curls
a clutch of eggs
a coat of sugar/was/dust/ice/dirt/paint/
a collection of stamps/speciments/essays
a colligation of relics/curiosities
a couple of days
a cloud of dust/smoke/blood
a cup of tea/milk/sugar
a drop of oil/water/blood/rain/tear/dew/sweat
a field of snow/corn/ice/rice/wheat
a fit of pain/coughing/dizziness/rage/energy/madness/temper/despair/
a fleet of cars/ships/craft/buses/taxis/trucks/planes
a flight of steps/stairs/airplanes/arrow/imagination/fancy
a flood of rain/light/tears/anger
a galaxy of stars
a glass of beer/water/milk
a grain of salt/rice/sand/gold/wheat
a grove of trees
a gush of flood/water/oil/heat/enthusiasm/interest/laughter/anger
a gust of wind/rain/smoke/fire/rage
a hail of curse/blows/bullets/stones
a handful of earth/rice/candy/seeds/peanuts/beans/sand
a heap of stones/sand/snow/rubbish/stone/earth/manure/building material
a host of activities
a huddle of houses
a kind of matter/fruit/power/tea/
a layer of rock/bricks/clay/raw coal/stone/sand/paint/dust/snow/clouds
a line of people/trees/chairs/houses/desks
a load of cargo/vegetables/grave/wood/hay/fuel/sand
a loaf of bread
a lump of sugar/clay/bread/gold/lead
a mass of snow/stone/letters/ice/dough/ore/earth/clouds/colour/sand/ trees/green
a mountain of debts/letters/problems/products/records
a mouthful of water/soup/bread/fresh air/
a nest of beakers
a pang of headache/toothache/hunger
a pail of water/milk
a pair of vases/ear-rings/pillows/sofas/dancers/gloves/braces/glasses/ compasses
a pack (packet) of cards/lies/troubles/cars/artillery/tea/sesame/strawberries
needles/sweets/medicine powder/cigarettes
a package of cigarettes/towels/razor blades
a patch of ground/grass garden/plastic/earth/cloud/sunlight
a peal of bells
a period of good time/history/wonderful youth
a piece of paper/news/advice/furniture/meat/butter/bread/cloth/
music/steel/land/wood/coal/log/board/thread/evidence/leather/ice /glass/water/
a pile of clothes/stones/books/letters/logs/bricks/grass/grain/newspaper/ papers
a pinch of salt/soda/sesames
a pipe of crude petroleum/vegetable oil
a plate of fruit/fish/beef/meat
a puff of wind/hot air/vapor/dust/wet steam/smoke/wool/breeze
a pound of beef
a pot of water/candy/beans/jam
a quiver of arrows
a range of mountains
a roll of film
a rope of pearls
a row of trees/seats/willows/house/books/soldiers
a rush of wind/sympathy/tense work/dizziness/
a sea of clouds/soap bubbles/troubles/work/difficulties/flame/blood/cheers/flowers
a series of events/experiments/victories/storms/contests/explosions/ earthquakes
a set of false teeth/rooms/furniture/works/cards/chess/notebooks/buttons/stamps/plates/
spoons/rules/drawers/bedding/furniture/tools/idea/stories/policies
a section of railway/pipe/essay/legend
a sack of potatoes/grain/flour/toys/cement/rice
a sheet of ice/frost/glass/tin/leather/water/snow
a sheaf of grain/wheat/arrows
a shoal of facts
a shower of sparks/abuse/applause
a sip of tea/wine/brandy/lemonade
a slice of cucumber/bread/meat/beef
a spasm of coughing/excitement/pain/laughter/temper/ grief/sobs/industry
a spell of cold weather/coughing/dizziness
a stack of hay/straw/newspapers/wood/books/pies/dishes
a stretch of road/time/pipeline/wire/day/journey/speech/land/open
country/plain/scenery/water
a peck of dirty/interest/cream/dust/truth/gold
a sort of noise/inspiration/awe/love/material
a stack of books/newspaper/dishes bowls/paper
a stack of corn/wood/arms
a steam of cars/insults/abuse/curse/
a stream of blood/hot air/spring water
a string of beads/ pearls/lies/curse/prayers/complaints/excuses/questions/ cars/groan
a sum of money
a suck of wine/tea/smoke/milk
a suit of sails/clothes/
a suite of rooms/suite of apartments/
a wallow of water/beer/soda/brandy/
a team of players
a tract of grass
a trace of humour/smile/sadness/
a thread of light
a type of tobacco/rash/layout/pump/
3)Birds
a bevy of goose
a brood of chickens/birds/chicks
a cloud of birds/mosquitoes/flies/locusts/insects
a cost of hawks
a covey of partridges（鹌鹑）
a desert of lapwings
a dove of turkeys
a fall of woodcocks
a fight of doves/ birds/bees/sparrows/pigeons/ducks/swallow/cars/ship
a flock of geese/gaggle/chicken/brood
a gaggle of geese
a group of eagles/bees
a herd of cranes
a master of peacocks
a nest of swallows/wild birds/rabbits/thieves
a stand of plovers
a watch of nightgales
a wisp of snipes/straw/hay/grass
4)Animals
a band of dogs
a drove of cattle
a flock of sheep/goats/rabbits/hens/ducks/turkeys/birds/parrots/ sparrows/geese/crows
a furrow of pigs
a group of foxes
a head of cattle
a herd of cows/buffaloes/deer/ponies/swine/elephants
a kindle of kittens
a leash of hares
a litter of pups/pigs
a nest of rabbits
a pace of asses
a pack of hounds/wolves/dog/thieves
a pride of lions
a skulk of foxes
a sleuth of bears
a sounders of hogs
a stud of horses
a troop of monkeys
a yoke of oxen
5)Insects
a colony of ants
a cluster of bees/butterflies/
a nest of ants/swarms/bees/flies/locusts/
a flight of locusts
a cloud of locusts
a hive of bees
a swarm of bees/locusts/ants/flies/insects/
a colleague of bees
6)Fish
a shoal of herrings
a school of whales/fish/dolphins
a run of whales
a troop of whales