1N-COUNT 羊;绵羊 A sheep is a farm animal which is covered with thick curly hair called wool. Sheep are kept for their wool or for their meat. 羊;绵羊
...grassland on which a flock of sheep were grazing.
有一群羊正在吃草的草场
2N-PLURAL [usu likeN]盲从者;随波逐流者 If you say that a group of people are like sheep, you disapprove of them because if one person does something, all the others copy that person. 盲从者;随波逐流者 [disapproval]
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SHEEP | VERB + SHEEP | SHEEP + VERB | SHEEP + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤hill, mountain山坡上的羊;大山裏的羊▸➤lost (oftenfigurative) , stray迷途羔羊◇the doleful cries of lost sheep迷途羔羊的哀鳴聲◇He sees it as his duty to take care of the lost sheep of the world.他視照顧塵世間迷途的羔羊為己任。➤dead死去的羊➤domestic, wild家養羊;野羊... OF SHEEP➤flock, herd一群綿羊VERB + SHEEP➤farm, keep, raise, rear (BrE) 飼養綿羊◇My grandfather used to raise sheep in Australia.我祖父曾在澳大利亞養過羊。➤tend, watch照看綿羊▸➤slaughter屠宰綿羊▸➤shear剪羊毛▸➤drive, herd, round up (especially BrE) 驅趕綿羊;聚攏羊群◇The dogs herded the sheep into the pen.狗把羊群趕進了羊圈。SHEEP + VERB➤graze羊吃草◇There were a lot of sheep grazing high up on the mountain.很多羊在山坡高處吃草。➤bleat羊咩咩叫SHEEP + NOUN➤farm, ranch, station牧羊場;大牧羊場◇a 4 000-acre sheep station in New South Wales新南威爾士佔地 4,000 英畝的大牧羊場➤farmer, rancher (NAmE) 牧羊場主▸➤farming, industry綿羊養殖業▸➤dip浴羊藥液;(盛有藥液的)浴羊槽▸➤dog (usually sheepdog)牧羊犬▸➤flock羊群▸➤pasture綿羊牧場➤pen羊圈▸➤shearing剪羊毛PHRASES➤a breed of sheep綿羊品種