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IELTS BNC: 2697 COCA: 4210

sheep

sheep /ˈʃiːp/ noun
plural sheep
sheep
/ˈʃiːp/
noun
plural sheep
Learner's definition of SHEEP
[count]
: an animal with a thick woolly coat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin羊;绵羊
: a person who does what other people say to do盲从的人;易受人摆布的人

a wolf in sheep's clothing

see 1wolf

separate the sheep from the goats

see 2separate
see also black sheep
IELTS BNC: 2697 COCA: 4210

sheep

noun

plural sheep
often attributive
1
: any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus Ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male
specifically : one (O. aries) long domesticated especially for its flesh and wool
2
a
: a timid defenseless creature
b
: a timid docile person
especially : one easily influenced or led
3
: leather prepared from the skins of sheep : sheepskin

Synonyms

Example Sentences

he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German scāf sheep

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheep was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 2697 COCA: 4210
sheep

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF SHEEP | VERB + SHEEP | SHEEP + VERB | SHEEP + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEhill, mountain山坡上的羊;大山裏的羊lost (often figurative) , 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 SHEEPflock, herd一群綿羊VERB + SHEEPfarm, 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 + VERBgraze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 + NOUNfarm, 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PHRASESa breed of sheep綿羊品種

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