lambs

英 [læmz]

美 [læmz]

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
lamb的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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

双语例句

• The pair surrendered to him like lambs
  那两个人乖乖地向他投降。
• You always spoke of lambs and lions.
  你经常说起羊群和狮子。
• When they entered, they saw lambs and kids inside pens.
  当他们进去时，发现围栏内有一些小绵羊和小山羊。
• The sheep is sporting with her lambs.
  老羊在和小羊玩耍。
• Have you seen the movie, Silence of the Lambs?
  你看过电影《沉默的羔羊》了吗？
• Why are the lambs docked?
  羊羔的尾巴为什么剪短了？
• I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, and like rams with kids.
  我必使他们下到屠场，无异羔羊绵羊和山羊。
• He says the lambs are lovely and peaceful and he likes having them in his vineyard.
  他说，羔羊是可爱的和平静的，他喜欢让羔羊在他的葡萄园里。
• We follow their every word like lambs to the slaughter.
  我们对他们完全言听计从。
• Then feed my lambs, feed my sheep.
  你喂养我的小羊，牧养我的羊。