sheep,sheep是可数名词,单复数同形。sheep的意思是羊;绵羊。例句:The sheep are lambing this week.这个星期绵羊要产羔。Will the hedag keep sheep out of the field?这篱笆能将羊群挡在田地外面吗?
1.Be (like) sheep
释义:如果别人形容你“you are like sheep”,可千万不要以为是在夸你哦。Be(like)sheep是一个固定搭配,用来形容一个人没有主见,盲目跟风,甚至任人摆布,无法独立行事。
举栗:Nowadays many people follow the fashion trend like sheep.
翻译:现如今许多人盲目跟随时尚潮流。
2.Separate the sheep from the goats
释义:这个短语出自《圣经·马太福音》,表面意思是把绵羊和山羊分开来。圣经中讲到,当救世主坐上宝座,万民都聚众一堂,需要把他们分开来。他把绵羊(好人)置于右边,山羊(坏人)置于左边。右边的人将受到天父的祝福而永生,左边的人则会遭受炼狱的折磨。后来该短语就引申为区分好人和坏人,以及区分善恶。
举栗:My sister is too young to separate the sheep from the goats.
翻译:我的妹妹太小了,无法区分善恶。
The sheep had got out and were loose on the road.
那些羊跑出来在路上自由自在地走动。
Sheep were grazing in the fields.
羊在野地里吃草。
The path was no better than a sheep track.
那条小路简直就像是羊肠小道。
The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land.
绵羊可以在这片地上自由走动。
At clipping time sheep need to be penned.
在剪羊毛时,需要把羊圈起来。