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sheep /ʃiːp/► SEE ALLlike sheepsort out/separate the sheep from the goatsa/the black sheep (of the family)count sheep(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as (for) a lamba wolf in sheep’s clothing
●like ˈsheep (disapproving) if people behave like sheep, they all do what the others are doing, without thinking or deciding for themselves 盲从地，随大溜地（做某事）◆If John says that something must be done, they do it. They just follow his orders like sheep.
约翰说要干什么，他们就干什么。他们对他的命令只知道盲从。●sort out/separate the ˌsheep from the ˈgoatsseparate the good people from the bad people 辨别好人和坏人；区分良莠◆The exams at the end of the first year usually separate the sheep from the goats.
第一学年的期末考试通常能区分优劣。 ORIGIN This comes from the belief that on Judgement Day (= the day the world ends) God will judge everybody who ever lived and decide who was good (= the sheep) and who was bad (= the goats). 这个习语源于一种观点，即上帝将在最后审判日（Judgement Day）裁决每一个人的好坏。●a/the black ˈsheep (of the family)a person who is different from the rest of their family or another group, and who is considered bad or embarrassing 败家子；害群之马◆Debbie is the black sheep of the family, having left home at seventeen to live with her boyfriend.黛比是个不肖女，十七岁就离家跟男友同居了。 ORIGIN Shepherds used to dislike black sheep because their wool was not as valuable as white wool. 过去牧羊人不喜欢黑色的羊，因为黑羊毛不如白羊毛值钱。●count ˈsheepimagine that sheep are jumping over a fence and count them, as a way of getting to sleep 数羊（以求入睡）◆Doug closed his eyes and tried counting sheep, but he still couldn’t get to sleep.道格闭上眼睛开始数羊以便入睡，可是怎么也睡不着。●(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a ˌsheep as (for) a ˈlamb (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing sth wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing 反正都是死，不如死得其所；反正要挨罚，索性一错到底◆I’m already late but I’ll stay and have another drink. May as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.已经晚了，我索性再喝一杯。反正已经迟到了，再晚一会儿也无妨。 ORIGIN In the past, the punishment for stealing farm animals such as sheep was death by hanging. 旧时偷盗绵羊等牲畜会被绞死。●a wolf in sheep’s ˈclothinga person who appears friendly and nice but is really dangerous 披着羊皮的狼 |
