lamb

英 [læm]

美 [læm]

n. 羔羊; 小羊; 羊羔肉; (慈爱或怜悯地描述或称呼某人)宝贝，乖乖
v. 产羊羔

复数：lambs　现在分词：lambing　过去式：lambed　第三人称单数：lambs　过去分词：lambed　

Collins.2 / BNC.4170 / COCA.5590

习惯用语

(like) a lamb/lambs to the slaughter

（如同）羔羊被牵往屠宰场（指将遇危险而不自觉的人）
used to describe people who are going to do sth dangerous without realizing it

mutton dressed as lamb

扮俏的女人；老来俏
used to describe a woman who is trying to look younger than she really is, especially by wearing clothes that are designed for young people

(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb

与其偷羊羔被绞死，不如偷只羊；一不做，二不休
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

noun

羔羊；小羊
a young sheep
羊羔肉
meat from a young sheep
1. a leg of lamb
  羔羊腿肉
2. lamb chops
  羔羊排
（慈爱或怜悯地描述或称呼某人）宝贝，乖乖
used to describe or address sb with affection or pity
1. You poor lamb!
  可怜的宝贝！

verb

N-COUNT 羔羊；羊羔；小羊
Alambis a young sheep.
1. Lambis the flesh of a lamb eaten as food.
  羔羊肉
2. Laura was basting the leg of lamb.
  劳拉正往羔羊腿上浇抹油脂。
N-COUNT （对年幼者慈爱或怜悯的称呼）宝贝，乖乖
People sometimes uselambwhen they are addressing or referring to someone who they are fond of and who is young, gentle, or unfortunate.
1. 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？”
PHRASE 温顺地；听话地；任人宰割地
If you say that people do somethinglike lambsorlike lambs to the slaughter, you mean that they do what someone wants them to do without complaining or fighting.
1. The pair surrendered to him like lambs...
  那两个人乖乖地向他投降。
2. We follow their every word like lambs to the slaughter.
  我们对他们完全言听计从。
mutton dressed as lamb→ see:mutton

noun

verb

I'm a lamb. I'm your daughter.
我是一只小羊羔.我是你的女儿。
I braised some beans to accompany a shoulder of lamb.
我炖了些豆子，和羊肘子一块吃。
But the lamb uses her thumb to bomb the crab's dumb comb and sends it to the tomb.
但小羊用拇指投了个炸弹，炸中了蟹的哑梳子，把它送进了坟墓。
Not that Londoners are starving: the United Kingdom has plenty of lamb and beef, potatoes and carrots.
不是英国人挨饿了，英国有大量的牛肉和羊肉，土豆和胡萝卜等等。
How about the roast lamb with mint sauce?
来份薄荷汁烤羊肉怎么样？
Little Lamb, who made thee?
小羊羔，谁创造了你？
God will himself provide a lamb for a burnt-offering.
上帝自己会提供燔祭用的羔羊的。
Thinly paint the lamb with Dijon mustard.
在羊肉上刷上薄薄一层第戎产的芥子酱。
A lamb goes astray on a forked road.
歧路亡羊。
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？”