sheep
noun [ C ] uk/ʃiːp/ us/ʃiːp/ sheep
A1 羊，绵羊
a farm animal with thick wool that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat
The farmer has several large flocks (= groups) of long-haired sheep. 这位农夫养着几大群长毛绵羊。
We heard sheep bleating/baaing in the field. 我们听见绵羊在田野里咩咩叫。
See also: ewelamb nounmuttonram noun (SHEEP)
- More examples
- Sheep were grazing in the fields.
- She was one of the country's top sheep breeders.
- They used dogs to drive the sheep into a pen.
- a sheep farmer
- sheep shearing
Idioms
be (like) sheepidiom disapproving 像绵羊一样，任人摆布
If a group of people are (like) sheep, they all behave in the same way or all behave as they are told, and cannot or will not act independently.
separate the sheep from the goatsidiom (UK also sort (out) the sheep from the goats) 分出优劣
to make clear which people in a particular group are of a higher ability than the others
The uphill stages of the race will really separate the sheep from the goats. 上坡的几个赛段会真正拉开选手们的距离。