Bevy

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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    一批,一群,一團





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–noun 

1. a group of birds, 

as larks or quail (鵪鶉), or animals, as roebuck (獐), 

in close association. 

2. a large group or collection: a bevy of boisterous [sailors].  



—Synonyms 

1. covey 咖vi (鵪鶉), flight; brood. 2. assembly, company.





　The news could not come at a worse time. The movie is competing with a bevy of [Hollywood rivals], including another recent comic adaptation, Iron Man. Combine the negative headlines of Norton's departure with the slightly sceptical early reports about the film and what you have on your hands is an oversized green turkey in tight, ripped shorts. 





　

Heather Graham stars in this indie exploration of love and marital commitment directed by Lisa Krueger. A hardcore believer in the sanctity of marriage, plucky (勇敢的) Joline (Graham) is stunned when her husband Carl (Luke Wilson) abruptly dumps her, 



leaving only a vaguely-worded note to explain himself. Undaunted, Joline leaves New York to look for her man and discovers him in the wild west of El Paso, Texas, 



after meeting a bevy of [ne'er-do-wells] and [weirdos] along the way.





tad streak fig slew (large) cf. shrew shrewd　

sliver 

Deluge