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sheep/ʃi:p/n. (pl. same 单复同) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks for its wool or meat, and proverbial for its timidity 羊;绵羊 2 a bashful, defenceless, or easily-led person 羞怯的人;懦弱的人;易受摆布的人 3 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数)a a member of a minister's congregation 教区的教徒 b a parishioner 教区的居民 □ separate the sheep from the goats divide into superior and inferior groups (cf. Matt. 25:33) 明辨优劣;分出好坏(参见《马太福音》 25:33) □ sheeplike adj.[Old English scēp, scœˉp, scēap] |