Word · Frequency #4170
lambs
羔羊；小羊
lambs is the plural of lamb.
a young sheep
- 1.
A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months.
小羊,尤指不足九个月大的羊。
- 2.
young sheep
小羊
- 3.
The flesh of a lamb used as food; (sometimes loosely) the flesh of a sheep of any age used as food.
用作食物的小羊肉；有时也泛指用作食物的羊肉(不论年龄)。
- 4.
English essayist (1775-1834)
英国散文家(1775-1834)
- 5.
A person who is meek, docile, and easily led.
温顺、听话且易受影响的人。
- 6.
a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
容易受骗的人(尤其在财务方面)
- 7.
Lambskin.
羔羊皮。
- 8.
A simple, unsophisticated person.
头脑简单、不世故的人。
羔羊肉；温顺的人；单纯的人；容易上当的人；冤大头；羔羊皮；羔皮；查尔斯·兰姆
In use
The farmer bottle-fed the newborn lamb because its mother had rejected it.
We saw a flock of lambs playing in the green meadow.
For Easter dinner, my family traditionally roasts a lamb.
a lamb
The farmer bought a lamb.
农民买了一只小羊。
lambs
The lambs were playing in the field.
小羊们在田野里玩耍。
like a lamb
比喻性格温顺。
She is as gentle as a lamb.
她像羔羊一样温顺。
Connections
Collocations
- lamb chop
- 羊排
- She ordered a lamb chop for dinner.她晚餐点了一份羊排。
- lamb stew
- 炖羊肉
- The lamb stew was hearty and delicious.那道炖羊肉丰盛又美味。
- as gentle as a lamb
- 像羔羊一样温顺
- Despite his size, he is as gentle as a lamb.尽管他身材高大，他却像羔羊一样温顺。
- lamb to the slaughter
- 任人宰割的人
- He walked into the trap like a lamb to the slaughter.他像待宰的羔羊一样走进了陷阱。
- lamb of God
- 上帝的羔羊（指耶稣）
- In Christian theology, Jesus is called the Lamb of God.在基督教神学中，耶稣被称为上帝的羔羊。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Imagine a cute little lamb saying 'lamb' sounds like 'lamp' but with a soft 'b' at the end, like a fluffy baby sheep.
Context & Register
通常用于指年幼的羊，在农业和烹饪语境中常见。语气中性。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为lambs。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-mb' (silent 'b') often have different vowels: bomb /bɑm/, comb /koʊm/, tomb /tuːm/, crumb /krʌm/. Rhyming words: ham /hæm/, jam /dʒæm/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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