英语词汇“black sheep”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	black sheep
释义	black sheep countable noun [usually singular] If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are consideredbad or worthless by other people in that family or group. [disapproval] Synonyms: disgrace, rebel, maverick, outcast More Synonyms of black sheep black sheep in British English noun a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his or her family or peer group black sheep in American English a member of a family or group regarded as not so respectable or successful as the rest Examples of 'black sheep' in a sentence black sheep Then, barely a fortnight before the wedding, the black sheep had appeared in the flesh. Clive Barker THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001) The black sheep of the family might be called it, the one despatched to Australia to live on a monthly remittance from home. Ross, Melville LOHENGRIN (2001) If he was the black sheep of the family they were probably glad to have him gone. Wood, Ted SNOWJOB (2001) His hair was very long with braids here and there, and he obviously took pride in being the black sheep. Traci Harding THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE (2001) (noun) in the sense of disgrace Definition a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his or her family or peer group the black sheep of the family Synonyms disgrace rebel She had been a rebel at school. maverick He was too much of a maverick to hold high office. outcast renegade dropout prodigal individualist Individualists say that you should be able to wear what you want. nonconformist Hoover's task was to collect information on radicals and nonconformists. ne'er-do-well His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well. reprobate the drunken reprobate of popular legend wastrel bad egg (old-fashioned, informal) wrong 'un (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of individualist Individualists say that you should be able to wear what you want. Synonyms maverick, nonconformist, independent, original, loner (informal), lone wolf, freethinker in the sense of maverick Definition a person of independent or unorthodox views He was too much of a maverick to hold high office. Synonyms rebel, radical, dissenter, individualist, protester, eccentric, heretic, nonconformist, iconoclast, dissentient in the sense of ne'er-do-well His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well. Synonyms good-for-nothing, loser, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), loafer, black sheep, layabout, skiver (British, slang), idler, wastrel, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Nearby words of black sheep black and white black magic black out black sheep black something out blackball blacken Synonyms of 'black sheep' black sheep Explore 'black sheep' in the dictionary
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