如题所述
只有看英文的解释才比较容易看出两个近义词的区别，中文解释是很难说清楚的。下面是这两个词的英文解释。
herd
英[hɜ:d] 美[hɜ:rd]
n. 兽群；牧群；放牧人；<蔑>群众，民众
vt.& vi. 群集，纠结
Noun
1. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
2. a group of wild animals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
3. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things;
"his brilliance raised him above the ruck"
"the children resembled a fairy herd"
synonym： ruck
Verb
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together;
"We herded the children into a spare classroom"
synonym： crowd
2. move together, like a herd
3. keep, move, or drive animals;
"Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"
drove
英[drəʊv]美 [droʊv]
n. 人群 ；畜群 v. 驾驶（drive的过去式）
Noun
1. a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
2. a moving crowd
synonym： horde，swarm
3. a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
synonym： drove chisel
