C 羊，绵羊 grass-eating animal with a thick fleecy coat, kept in flocks for its flesh as food and for its wool

　breed ～　繁殖羊
　buy ～　买羊
　drive ～　赶羊
　follow like ～　盲从
　keep ～　养羊
　protect ～　保护羊
　raise ～　养羊
　sell ～　卖羊
　separate the ～ from the goats　区分善恶
　slaughter ～　宰羊
　black ～　败家子，害群之马
　female ～　母羊
　male ～　公羊
　young ～　小羊，羊羔

　It is a stray sheep.　那是一只迷途的羔羊。
　Look, there are three sheep eating grass under the tree.　看！树下有三只羊在吃草。
　There wasn't a sheep in sight.　一只羊也看不见。
　Its principal products are cattle, sheep, wheat, corn and fruits.　那里的主要产品是牛、羊、小麦、谷物和水果。
　The sheep are safe in the sheepfold.　羊在羊栏里很安全。
　The sheep have all been shorn.　这些羊都已经剪过毛了。
　Hundreds of sheep perished that year because of drought.　那年由于干旱，几百只羊突然死去。
　My favourite animals are horses and cats. Among others, I like dogs and goats more than sheep and cows.　我喜爱的动物是马与猫，在其他的动物中我还喜欢狗和山羊，不大喜欢绵羊和母牛。
　The pasture that had been under sheep was so greatly superior.　牧过羊的那块草地远比别处草地长得好。
　It is not too late to mend the fold even after some of the sheep have been lost.　亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。

 ♣ a wolf in sheep's clothing
　披着羊皮的狼　sb who appears to be harmless but is in fact dangerous
　He is a wolf in sheep's clothing, outwardly kind but inwardly vicious!　他是个披着羊皮的狼，外貌仁慈，内心狠毒！
　Mrs. Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.　马丁夫人一直很信任这位律师，直到她意识到他原来是一只披着羊皮的狼，才改变看法。
 ♣ black sheep
　害群之马，败类，不肖之子　sb who does not conform to the family's wishes
　He's always been regarded as the black sheep of the family.　他总是被看成是这个家庭的不肖之子。
　She ran off with a married man, but then she has always been the black sheep of the family.　她同一个有妇之夫私奔了，但是从此她永远成为家庭中的败类。
 ♣ count sheep
　心里计数以求入睡　keep counting to oneself in an attempt to fall asleep
　I spent the whole night counting sheep but I was still too worried to sleep.　我整夜都在数数，但仍然心烦得不能入睡。
　I've tried a hot drink at bedtime and counting sheep, but I just can't seem to get to sleep these days.　我已试过在睡觉前喝些热饮料和心里计数的方法，但目前我似乎就是睡不着。
 ♣ separate the sheep from the goats
　区别好坏〔优劣〕　tell those who are good, able, etc. from those who are not
　This test should separate the sheep from the goats.　这次考试应该在考生中分出优劣。
　He is too young to separate the sheep from the goats.　他太年轻，好坏不分。
 ♣ sheep's eyes
　〈非正〉充满柔情蜜意的眼神，秋波，媚眼　 a silly look suggesting that one is in love
　She cast sheep's eyes down on him.　她脉脉含情地看着他。
　Betty was making sheep's eyes at Eddy.　贝蒂正向埃迪暗送秋波。

　许多牛羊死于污染的水。
　［误］ A lot of cows and sheeps died of polluted water.
　［正］ A lot of cows and sheep died of polluted water.
　田野里有一群羊。
　［误］ There are a flock of sheeps in the field.
　［正］ There are a flock of sheep in the field.
　［析］ sheep的单复数同形，构成复数时词尾不加s.

　［派生词］ sheepishly adv.羞怯地
　［同义词］ lamb, ram, tup
　［词源］　中古英语schep<古英语sceap（羊，绵羊）