| 单词 | black sheep |
| 释义 | black sheep noun[S] uk/ˌblæk ˈʃiːp/us/ˌblæk ˈʃiːp/apersonwho has done somethingbadthatbringsembarrassmentorshameto his or herfamily: 败类，害群之马；有辱门楣的人He'stheblacksheepof thefamily.他是这个家族中的败类。 Family: relations in general
black sheep| American Dictionaryblack sheep noun[C] us/ˈblæk ˈʃip/blackorsheepsomeone whoembarrassesagrouporfamilybecause thepersonis different or hasgottenintotrouble: She had differentinterests, and westupidlythoughtof her as a black sheep. Examplesofblack sheepblack sheep Theblacksheepare those who, at the time they place the order, already know very well that they will never pay for it. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I hope that, from 2004, the digital tachograph will preventblacksheepfrom finding new boltholes! FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We cannot expect it, however, to eradicate criminal practices, slackness andblacksheep; that goes beyond its remit. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English At the same time, one support mechanism after another is being established for the 'budgetaryblacksheep', once again involving taxpayers' money. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They say there are "blacksheep" in every family. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether it was typecasting, but he was playing ablacksheep. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But there areblacksheepin any profession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we are looking at composition, we have to remember also the very minor question of theblacksheep. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been said that the trade unions were not happy that there should beblacksheep, and they wanted something done about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I could have mentioned several local authorities who areblacksheepin this campaign and who even now are not pulling their weight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If there areblacksheepamong us, they are soon found out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Both have proceeded on the strict line of dividing theblacksheepfrom the white, in regard to economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You may get a fewblacksheepin the trade unions, but you find them amongst every class of the community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I spoke of the relatively fewblacksheepwho bring discredit upon retailers and industry alike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are, of course, the odd "blacksheep" in the flock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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