| 釋義 |
sheepn. i.e.silly fellow羊,(轉(zhuǎn)義)傻子。(used quib-blingly with ship,the two words being pronounced nearly the same羊與“船”音近,雙關。)。 △Gent.1.1.72:“Twenty to one,then,he is shipped already,/ And Ihave played the sheep in losing him.”那么他十之八九已經(jīng)上船,而我追不上他,也成了一頭迷途的羊了。 △L.L.L.4.1.94 (93):“Why,thou peevish sheep,/ What ship ofEpidamium stays for me?”嘿,你這頭傻羊,有什么埃皮達敏的船等著我呀? sheep's guts: i.e.violin or lute strings羊腸子,(指)琴弦。 △Ado.2.3.62 (59):“Is it not strange that sheep'sguts should hale souls out of men's bodies?”羊腸子竟會把人的靈魂從他們的身體里鉤出來,這不是很奇怪嗎? sheep綿羊(Ovis)與山羊近緣的反芻動物。哺乳綱,??啤S屑倚蠛鸵吧鷥纱箢?。野生綿羊有6種,包括北美的巨角巖羊(bighorn)和南歐摩弗倫羊(muflon)。作為家畜的綿羊(Ovis aries)早在7 000年前即在西南亞開始馴養(yǎng)。毛綿密,多白色。性溫和,喜群居。妊娠期5個月,每胎產(chǎn)仔1~5頭。肉、奶、毛、皮皆有重要價值。 sheep[?i:p]n.綿羊,羊腸弦 ◇a black sheep害群之馬be like a sheep盲從 separate the sheep from the goats區(qū)分優(yōu)劣 ‖ sheep dismount后屈腿下 sheep gut羊腸弦 sheep vault跪騰越,后屈腿騰越 sheepish adj.膽怯的 |