sheep

sheep
(复同单)

a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat and (typically only in the male) curving horns. It is kept in flocks for its wool or meat, and is proverbial for its tendency to follow others in the flock
羊，绵羊
Ovis aries, family Bovidae, descended from the wild mouflon
拉丁名Ovis aries，牛科，由野欧洲盘羊演化而来
■a wild mammal related to this, such as the argali, bighorn, bharal, and urial
盘羊；加拿大盘羊；岩羊；维氏盘羊
a person who is too easily influenced or led
易受人摆布者
party members should not follow their leader like sheep.
党内成员不应像绵羊一样追随领导人。
a person regarded as a protected follower of God
（得到上帝保护的）信徒
■a member of a minister's congregation
教区教徒

常用词组
count sheep

count imaginary sheep jumping over a fence one by one in an attempt to send oneself to sleep
点羊（数想像中跳过篱笆的羊以入睡）

make sheep's eyes at someone

派生
sheeplike
adjective
语源

Old English scēp, scǣp, scēap, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaap and German Schaf

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