单词 | lamb |
释义 | lamb n. & v. --n   1. a young sheep.   2. the flesh of a lamb as food.   3. a mild or gentle person, esp. a young child. --v   1. a tr. (in passive) (of a lamb) be born. b intr. (of a ewe) give birth to lambs.   2. tr. tend (lambing ewes). Phrases and idioms The Lamb (or The Lamb of God) a name for Christ (see John 1:29) (cf. AGNUS DEI). lamb's fry lamb's testicles or other offal as food. lamb's lettuce a plant, Valerianella locusta, used in salad. lamb's-tails catkins from the hazel tree. like a lamb meekly, obediently. Derivatives lamber n. lambhood n. lambkin n. lamblike adj. Etymology: OE lamb f. Gmc |
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