| 释义 |
🔑 sheepBrE /ʃiːp/NAmE /ʃiːp/ noun (sheep) an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its meat (called mutton or lamb) or its wool 羊；绵羊◆a flock of sheep 一群羊◆Sheep were grazing in the fields. 羊在野地里吃草。 ➡ compare ewe, lamb noun, ram noun (1) ➡ see also black sheep  ●like ˈsheep(disapproving) if people behave like sheep, they all do what the others are doing, without thinking for themselves 盲从●sort out/separate the ˌsheep from the ˈgoatsto distinguish people who are good at sth, intelligent, etc. from those who are not 区分能手与常人；分清智者和庸人●count ˈsheepto imagine that sheep are jumping over a fence and to count them, as a way of getting to sleep 数（假想中跳过栅栏的）羊以求入睡●(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a ˌsheep as (for) a ˈlamb(saying) if you are going to be punished for doing sth wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing 与其偷羊羔被绞死，不如偷只羊；一不做，二不休●a wolf in sheep's ˈclothinga person who seems to be friendly or harmless but is really an enemy 披着羊皮的狼 |
