Sheep Proverbs and Sayings
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sheep
[Fi:p]
n.羊, 绵羊, 羞答答的人, 胆小鬼, 信徒
a flock of sheep 一群羊
a wolf in sheep's clothing
披着羊皮的狼, 口蜜腹剑的人
a black sheep
害群之马; 拒绝参加罢工的工人
a lost sheep
迷途羔羊, 迷失正道的人
a sheep among wolves
落入狼群; 落在一群恶汉手中的善良人
as a sheep among the shearers
仿佛落在剪羊毛工人手里的绵羊
as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
[谚]偷大羊或偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑; 一不做二不休
count sheep
数羊(心里计数以求入睡)
follow like a sheep 盲从
One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.
[谚] 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。
return to one's sheep [muttons]
回到本题
separate the sheep from the goats
区别好人和坏人
There is a black sheep in every flock.
[谚]到处都有害群之马。
sheep and goats
善人与恶人(来自《圣经》)
sheep that have no shepherd
乌合之众
" Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock."
- Russian Proverb
"An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep."
- Arab Proverb
"The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf."
- Chinese proverb