lamb
noun [ C or U ] uk/læm/ us/læm/
B1 羊羔，小羊;羊羔肉
a young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat
lambs gambolling about in the fields 在牧场上跳来跳去的一群羊羔
lamb chops 羊排
roast lamb 烤羊肉
See also: mutton
- More examples
- I've bought a shoulder of lamb for Sunday lunch.
- She bought a side of lamb from the butcher's shop.
- Roast the lamb on a spit.
- We saw a lamb being born.
- I cooked a lamb casserole.
Idioms
Lamb of Godidiom 上帝的羔羊（基督的别称）
in the Christian religion, a name for Christ
like a lamb to the slaughteridiom 如同待宰羔羊，温顺地
If someone does something or goes somewhere like a lamb to the slaughter, they do it without knowing that something bad is going to happen and therefore act calmly and without fighting against the situation.
lamb
verb [ I ] uk/læm/ us/læm/
产羊羔，生小羊
(of a sheep) to give birth to lambs