n(1)羔(小)羊(young sheep)[C]：roast/slaughter a～烤羊羔/宰羊;sacrifice a～to the gods 用羔羊祭奠眾神;The lambs are bleating/frisking/grazing. 羔羊在咩咩地叫/跳來跳去/吃草。You may/might as well be hanged (hung) for a sheep as (for) a～.(prov) 一不做，二不休。a lost～迷途的羔羊;
(2)羔羊肉(meat of a lamb as food)[U]：have roast～for dinner 晚餐吃烤羊肉;a leg of～羔羊腿肉;～chops 小羊排;
(3)溫順或純真的人(尤指小孩)(gentle or innocent person，esp a child)[C](infml)：as gentle/meek/innocent as a～像羔羊般溫順/溫順/天真無邪;He accepted his defeat like a～.他乖乖地認(rèn)輸。
→′lamblike adj 溫順的，天真無邪的;′lambskin n 羔羊皮;
vi產(chǎn)羊羔(give birth to lambs)[I]：～ing ewes 產(chǎn)羊羔的母羊;～ing season 產(chǎn)羊羔的季節(jié);
【讀音】lamb中的字母b是不發(fā)音的。