sheep
noun[C]
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afarmanimalwiththickwoolthateatsgrassand iskeptforitswool,skin, andmeat:
羊,绵羊Thefarmerhas severallargeflocks(=groups)of long-haired sheep.这位农夫养着几大群长毛绵羊。
Weheardsheepbleating/baaingin thefield.我们听见绵羊在田野里咩咩叫。
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- Sheep weregrazingin thefields.
- She was one of the country'stopsheepbreeders.
- They useddogstodrivethe sheep into apen.
- a sheepfarmer
- sheepshearing
Sheep & goats
- bezoar
- billy goat
- ewe
- goat
- ibex
- kid
- lamb
- merino
- mountain goat
- nanny goat
- ovine
- ram
- shearling
- wether
Idioms
be (like) sheep
separate the sheep from the goats