lamb
lamb — 名詞
1. a young animal with a thick woolly coat that is less than one year old, or the p
羔羊；羊肉
未滿一歲的幼羊或其肉品
a young animal with a thick woolly coat that is less than one year old, or the pinkish-brown meat from this animal used as food
The farmer's dog helped guide the <hl>lamb</hl> back to its mother in the field.
農夫的狗幫忙引導那隻小羔羊回到田裡的母親身邊。
countable noun: referring to the animal
For Sunday dinner, Christopher roasted a leg of <hl>lamb</hl> with garlic and herbs.
克里斯多福在週日晚餐用大蒜和香草烤了一隻羊腿。
uncountable noun: meat as food
A newborn <hl>lamb</hl> stood on shaky legs just minutes after entering the world.
一隻剛出生的羔羊在來到這個世界幾分鐘後就搖搖晃晃地站了起來。
countable noun: newborn animal
The restaurant's special tonight is grilled <hl>lamb</hl> chops served with mint sauce.
這家餐廳今晚的特別菜色是烤羊排搭配薄荷醬。
specific meat dish
Yuki fed a bottle of warm milk to the orphaned <hl>lamb</hl> in the barn.
Yuki 在穀倉裡用奶瓶給那隻失去母親的羔羊餵溫牛奶。
countable noun: animal care context
- roast lamb
- lamb chops
- leg of lamb
- lamb stew
- newborn lamb
- spring lamb
文法句型
lamb as countable noun for the animal
lamb as uncountable noun for the meat
用法筆記
Countable when referring to the living animal; uncountable when referring to the meat. The plural form 'lambs' refers to multiple young sheep.
常見錯誤
2. a gentle, sweet-natured person, most often a young child, who seems innocent and
溫順的人
性情溫和、天真無邪的人
a gentle, sweet-natured person, most often a young child, who seems innocent and in need of care
Little Mia is such a gentle <hl>lamb</hl> — she always shares her toys with the other children.
小 Mia 真是個溫順的小羔羊——她總是和其他孩子分享玩具。
simile: gentle lamb describing a child
The old grandmother called her youngest grandson her dear little <hl>lamb</hl>.
老奶奶稱她最小的孫子為她親愛的小羔羊。
term of endearment
Élise described her shy student as a <hl>lamb</hl> who never caused any trouble in class.
Élise 形容她那位害羞的學生像一頭從不惹麻煩的小羊。
metaphor for a well-behaved person
After a long day at work, Roya's toddler curled up in her lap like a peaceful <hl>lamb</hl>.
Roya 在工作一整天後，她的學步幼兒像一隻安詳的小羊蜷縮在她腿上。
simile: peaceful lamb
- gentle lamb
- little lamb
- like a lamb
- my lamb
- angel
more general term for a very kind or good person; stronger religious connotation
- sweetheart
common term of endearment; less emphasis on innocence
文法句型
someone is a lamb
用法筆記
Often used as a term of endearment in British English ('my lamb'). Can be used either as a direct address ('There, there, my lamb') or as a description ('She's a lamb').
3. someone who is easily tricked or taken advantage of, especially in situations in
冤大頭
容易在金錢等方面受騙的人
someone who is easily tricked or taken advantage of, especially in situations involving money or business deals
The con artist saw the wealthy tourist as a <hl>lamb</hl> ready to be fleeced of his savings.
那位騙子把這位有錢的觀光客當成一隻準備剝光他積蓄的肥羊。
lamb as easy target for fraud
Nikhil refused to be a <hl>lamb</hl> for the investment plan that promised impossible returns.
Nikhil 拒絕在那個承諾不可能回報的投資方案中當冤大頭。
refusing to be a victim
Elderly people are sometimes treated as <hl>lambs</hl> by dishonest salespeople offering fake services.
年長者有時會被不誠實的推銷員當作好欺負的對象。
plural form describing a vulnerable group
The young lawyer warned her client not to go like a <hl>lamb</hl> into the settlement meeting unprepared.
年輕的律師警告她的客戶不要毫無準備地像待宰羔羊一樣走進和解會議。
expression: like a lamb to the...
- lamb to the slaughter
- fleece the lamb
- like a lamb
- target
more general; refers to the object of an attack or scam without the innocence connotation
- victim
someone who has already been harmed; 'lamb' emphasizes vulnerability before the harm occurs
- sitting duck
informal term for someone in a defenseless position; similar connotation of easy prey
文法句型
someone is a lamb for/to someone
lamb + to + infinitive
用法筆記
Common in financial contexts. Often collocates with verbs like 'fleece', 'cheat', 'deceive', or 'take advantage of'. The expression 'like a lamb to the slaughter' is a related idiom describing someone going into danger unaware.
常見錯誤
4. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779–1848), a British politician who serve
墨爾本子爵
19世紀英國首相
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779–1848), a British politician who served as Prime Minister and was a close advisor to Queen Victoria
Lord Melbourne, whose family name was <hl>Lamb</hl>, served as Prime Minister twice during the 1830s.
墨爾本勳爵的姓氏是 Lamb，他在 1830 年代兩度擔任英國首相。
proper noun: historical figure
The Australian city of Melbourne was named after William <hl>Lamb</hl>, the 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
澳洲城市墨爾本的名稱來自第二代墨爾本子爵 William Lamb。
namesake of a major city
William <hl>Lamb</hl> entered the House of Commons as a Whig politician in 1805.
William Lamb 於 1805 年以輝格黨員身份進入下議院。
political career start
As a young man, <hl>Lamb</hl> served as an aide to the British commander in Ireland.
Lamb 年輕時曾擔任英國駐愛爾蘭指揮官的副官。
early military service
用法筆記
This is a proper noun referring specifically to the British statesman. Not a general sense of the word 'lamb'. The title 'Viscount Melbourne' eventually became the name of the Australian city Melbourne.
5. Willis Eugene Lamb Jr. (1913–2008), an American physicist who won the Nobel Priz
物理學家蘭姆
研究氫原子光譜的美國物理學家
Willis Eugene Lamb Jr. (1913–2008), an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum
Willis Eugene <hl>Lamb</hl> received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955 for his discovery concerning the hydrogen spectrum.
Willis Eugene Lamb 於 1955 年因氫光譜的發現獲得諾貝爾物理學獎。
proper noun: Nobel laureate
Willis <hl>Lamb</hl> found that two types of energy inside a simple atom are slightly different.
Willis Lamb 發現簡單的原子內部有兩種能量其實並不完全相同。
Nobel-winning discovery about atoms
Willis <hl>Lamb</hl> designed careful experiments to study how atoms give off light, changing what scientists knew about them.
Willis Lamb 設計了精密的實驗來研究原子如何發出光線，從而改變了科學家對原子的認識。
experimental research method
After winning the Nobel Prize, <hl>Lamb</hl> continued teaching physics at several major universities.
獲得諾貝爾獎後，Lamb 繼續在數所知名大學教授物理學。
academic career after Nobel
用法筆記
This is a proper noun referring specifically to the American physicist. The term 'Lamb shift' in quantum physics derives from his name.
This describes people who are about to do something dangerous without knowing it.
如待宰羔羊
The new soldiers went into battle like lambs to the slaughter.
Did the investors realize they were lambs to the slaughter?
If you will be punished anyway, you might as well do the bigger wrong thing.
一不做二不休
Maya thought she might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb, so she took the whole cake.
Since you're already in trouble, you may as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb and tell the truth.
An insulting term for an older woman trying to look younger, especially by wearing youthful clothes.
老來俏（貶義）
Critics called the actress mutton dressed as lamb for wearing a teenage dress at the awards.
Aunt Sara looked like mutton dressed as lamb in that short skirt and bright makeup.
lamb — 動詞
1. (of a female sheep) to go through the process of giving birth to a baby sheep
產羔
母羊生產小羊
(of a female sheep) to go through the process of giving birth to a baby sheep
The oldest ewe on the farm <hl>lambed</hl> safely in the barn during the spring snowstorm.
農場裡最年長的母羊在春天的暴風雪中安全地在穀倉裡產下了小羊。
intransitive: sheep + lambed + circumstance
Most of our sheep usually <hl>lamb</hl> in early March when the weather starts to warm up.
我們家大部分的羊通常在三月天氣開始回暖時生產小羊。
simple present: seasonal pattern
The farmer stayed up all night to help the pregnant ewe <hl>lamb</hl> when difficulties arose.
農夫整夜沒睡，在懷孕母羊難產時協助牠生產。
to-infinitive after 'help'
Soraya checked the pregnant sheep every two hours to see which ones had <hl>lambed</hl> overnight.
Soraya 每兩小時檢查一次懷孕的羊，看看哪些羊在夜裡已經生產了。
past participle: perfect aspect
- lamb in spring
- ewe lambs
- lambing season
- lamb safely
- give birth
general term applicable to all mammals; less specific to sheep farming
文法句型
ewe + lambs (intransitive)
ewe + lambs + an adverb of time/place
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used with female sheep (ewes) as the subject. Passive constructions are rare. The noun 'lambing' (e.g., 'lambing season') is more common in general farming contexts than the verb form.
常見錯誤
lamb — 慣用語
Charles Lamb
idiomCharles Lamb (1775–1834), an English essayist, poet, and critic best known for his essays written under the pen name 'Elia' and for co-writing 'Tales from Shakespeare' with his sister Mary Lamb
查爾斯·蘭姆（Charles Lamb，1775–1834），英國散文家與詩人，以筆名「伊利亞」撰寫的隨筆以及與姊姊瑪麗·蘭姆合著的《莎士比亞故事集》聞名
Charles <hl>Lamb</hl>'s essay 'A Dissertation upon Roast Pig' is considered a classic of English humorous writing.
In 1807, Mary and Charles <hl>Lamb</hl> published 'Tales from Shakespeare', a children's version of the plays.
同根字
- lambing名詞B2
- lambkin名詞C2
- lamblike形容詞C1