| 单词 | sheep |
| 释义 | sheep n. (pl. same) 1. any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks for its wool or meat, and noted for its timidity. 2. a bashful, timid, or silly person. 3. (usu. in pl.) a a member of a minister's congregation. b a parishioner. Phrases and idioms separate the sheep from the goats divide into superior and inferior groups (cf. Matt. 25:33). sheep-dip 1. a preparation for cleansing sheep of vermin or preserving their wool. 2. the place where sheep are dipped in this. sheep-run an extensive sheepwalk, esp. in Australia. sheep's-bit a plant, Jasione montana, resembling a scabious. Derivatives sheeplike adj. Etymology: OE scep, sc{aelig}p, sceap |
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