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Lamb Young Læm Sheep Lambing Noun Leg People

The word "lamb" refers to a young sheep, its flesh when eaten as food, or as a term of endearment for someone young, gentle, or unfortunate. It can also be used in phrases like "like lambs to the slaughter" to describe people who do as they are told without protest.

The word "lamb" refers to a young sheep, its flesh when eaten as food, or as a term of endearment for someone young, gentle, or unfortunate. It can also be used in phrases like "like lambs to the slaughter" to describe people who do as they are told without protest.

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/læ̱m/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]羔羊;羊羔;小羊 A lamb is a young sheep.
  • Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as food.羔羊肉
    • Laura was basting the leg of lamb.

      劳拉正往羔羊腿上浇抹油脂。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](对年幼者慈爱或怜悯的称呼)宝贝,乖乖 People sometimes use lamb when they are addressing or referring to someone who they are fond of and who is young, gentle, or unfortunate.
  [feelings]
  • She came and put her arms around me. 'You poor lamb. What's wrong?'

    她走过来搂着我。“可怜的宝贝,出什么事儿啦?”

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[PHRASE 短语]温顺地;听话地;任人宰割地 If you say that people do something like lambs or like lambs to the slaughter, you mean that they do what someone wants them to do without complaining or fighting.
  [lamb inflects]
  • The pair surrendered to him like lambs...

    那两个人乖乖地向他投降。

  • We follow their every word like lambs to the slaughter.

    我们对他们完全言听计从。

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mutton dressed as lamb→see:
mutton

    Oxford lamb / læm ; NAmE læm /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    lamb lambs lambed lambing
    noun 1 [countable ] a young sheep 羔羊;小羊 2 [uncountable ] meat from a young sheep 羊羔肉 a leg of lamb 羔羊腿肉 lamb chops 羔羊排 compare
    mutton
    3 [countable ] ( informal) used to describe or address sb with affection or pity (慈爱或怜悯地描述或称呼某人)宝贝,乖乖 You poor lamb! 可怜的宝贝! IDIOM (like) a lamb/lambs to the ˈslaughter used to describe people who are going to do sth dangerous without realizing it (如同)羔羊被牵往屠宰场(指将遇危险而不自觉的人) more at
    mutton
    ,
    well
    adv.
    verb [intransitive ] (of a sheep ) to give birth to a lamb 产羊羔 lamb / læm ; NAmE læm /
    LDC
    lamb1 noun
    lamb2 verb
    lamblamb1 /læm/ ●●○ S3 noun
    Word Origin
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    1lamb (1) [countable] a young sheep2[uncountable] the meat of a young sheepmutton:  roast lamb a leg of lamblamb chop/cutlet/stew etc3[countable] spoken used to talk to or talk about someone who is gentle and lovable, especially a child:  Ben’s asleep now, the little lamb.4 like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice5like a lamb quietly and without any argument:  Suzie went off to school like a lamb today. mutton dressed as lamb
    at mutton(2)
    lamb1 noun
    lamb2 verb
    lamblamb2 verb [intransitive]
    Verb Table
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    word sets
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    Phrases
    to give birth to lambs:  The ewes are lambing this week.lambing noun [uncountable]:  the lambing season
    WDF

    lamb

    [læm]lambed, lambing, lambs

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    lambs[1574]
    羔羊(52%),小羊(34%),羔羊肉(12%),产羊羔(1%),温顺的人(1%)
    n.羔羊,小羊;羔羊肉
    vt.生小羊,产羔羊
    vi.生小羊,产羔羊
    n.(Lamb)人名;(英)兰姆;(德)兰布

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