sheep S2 W3 / ʃip / 名词 ( 复数形式 sheep ) [可数名词]

1

a farm animal that is kept for its wool and its meat :

Sheep were grazing on the hillside.

a sheep farmer

flock of sheep (= a group of sheep ) → lamb 1

2 like sheep if people behave like sheep, they do not think independently, but follow what everyone else does or thinks :

Tourists were led around like sheep, from shrine to souvenir shop.

3 separate the sheep from the goats British English to find out which people are intelligent, skilful, successful etc, and which are not :

This test should really separate the sheep from the goats.

4 make sheep’s eyes at somebody old-fashioned to look at someone in a way that shows you love them

→ black sheep , → count sheep at count 1 ( 12 ) , → a wolf in sheep’s clothing at wolf 1 ( 2 )