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- a person who tends and rears sheep牧羊人。
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- figurative a member of the clergy who provides spiritual care and guidance for a congregation〈喻〉牧师。
with obj.［usu. as noun shepherding］
1- tend (sheep) as a shepherd牧（羊）。
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- with obj. and adverbial of direction guide or direct in a particular direction引导, 带领：
we were shepherded around with great ceremony.
我们被隆重地带领到各处。
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- give guidance to (someone), especially on spiritual matters（尤指精神方面）给…指导：
she had to submit the control of her career and money to a group who shepherded her.
她不得不将自己的事业和钱托付给一个指导她的团体。
词源
Old English scēaphierde, from SHEEP+ obsolete herd 'herdsman'.