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| 1 | an animal kept by farmers for its wool or meatThe male sheep is called a ram and the female is a ewe . A young sheep is called a lamb . Meat from a young sheep is called lamb and from an older sheep is called mutton . 羊；绵羊 |
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| 2 | informal someone who does the same as everyone else without thinking about it 盲目从众的人；没有主见的人 |
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| - | countsheep
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| to imagine sheep and count them as a way of making yourself go to sleep |
| 数绵羊（以求入睡） |
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| - | separate the sheep from the goats
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| to separate the people who are clever or good from the ones who are not |
| 区分聪明人和笨人；区分好人和坏人 |
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| See also | | - black sheep | | - wolf 1 | |
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