lamb
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lamb1 /læm/ ●●○ S3 noun 1. 
[countable]HBA a young sheep 羔羊，小羊2 [uncountable]DFF the meat of a young sheep 羔羊肉 → mutton roast lamb 烤羊肉 a leg of lamb 一条羊腿lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc 羊排/炖羊肉等3 [countable] spokenLIKE somebody OR something used to talk to or talk about someone who is gentle and lovable, especially a child 温柔可爱的人 〔尤指小孩〕 Ben’s asleep now, the little lamb. 本正在睡觉，像可爱的小羔羊。4. like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice 像待宰的羔羊〔指面临危险而未觉察或别无选择者〕5 like a lamb OBEYquietly and without any argument 似羔羊般顺从地 Suzie went off to school like a lamb today. 苏齐今天乖乖地去上学了。 → mutton dressed as lamb at mutton(2)
[countable]HBA a young sheep 羔羊，小羊2 [uncountable]DFF the meat of a young sheep 羔羊肉 → mutton roast lamb 烤羊肉 a leg of lamb 一条羊腿lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc 羊排/炖羊肉等3 [countable] spokenLIKE somebody OR something used to talk to or talk about someone who is gentle and lovable, especially a child 温柔可爱的人 〔尤指小孩〕 Ben’s asleep now, the little lamb. 本正在睡觉，像可爱的小羔羊。4. like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice 像待宰的羔羊〔指面临危险而未觉察或别无选择者〕5 like a lamb OBEYquietly and without any argument 似羔羊般顺从地 Suzie went off to school like a lamb today. 苏齐今天乖乖地去上学了。 → mutton dressed as lamb at mutton(2)Examples from the Corpus
lamb• lamb stew• In spite of his bad temper, Norman can sometimes be a lamb.• Classifications of sheep are lamb, yearling mutton, and mutton.• There were 810 breeding ewes, ewe lambs, and rams on offer.• Eild ewes are those which are not in lamb.• The traditional filling is a spicy mixture of minced lamb or beef, tomato and onion.• To decide to buy hamburger instead of sirloin steak, or leg of lamb, or shrimp is not easy either.• Akiko, the minister cried, the sins of the body will be washed away by the blood of the lamb.lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc• It's easy to see the fat on a lamb chop - and easy to cut it off.• Then I went up to the store and bought lamb chops for dinner.• I cradled the bottom of the paper bag containing my lamb chops.• I collapse over my lamb chops and have to be put to bed.• There was a choice of vegetarian lasagne or lamb stew with baked potatoes, sweet corn and garlic bread.• Apart from the inevitable sausages, there were numerous chicken pieces, lamb chops and cubed steak on skewers.• Faith has asked for two high quality lamb chops and steak.• Sometime between the lamb chops and the chocolate mousse, Maestro Domingo presented his illustrious cast.lamb2 verb [intransitive] TAto give birth to lambs 生产羊羔，产羔 The ewes are lambing this week. 本周母羊将要产羊羔。 —lambing noun [uncountable] the lambing season 产羊羔的季节→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
lamb• In April, the demands on farm labour peaked with lambing often coinciding with other spring work.• Many flocks were now lambing twice per year.lambing season• Off-trail hiking and camping were restricted during the January-through-April lambing season.• The walk should only be undertaken from June 1 until October 31 so that the vitally important calving and lambing seasons remain undisturbed.• Spotlight on Fallbrook It's currently lambing season, which ends in May.Origin lamb1 Old Englishlamb1 nounlamb2 verbChinese
sheep Corpus a young
Lamb
Lamb, Charles
(1775–1834) a British writer of essays, who worked with his sister Mary Lamb (1764–1847) on Tales from Shakespeare, a book for children that tells the stories of Shakespeare’s plays in simple language
Lamb, Charles
(1775–1834) a British writer of essays, who worked with his sister Mary Lamb (1764–1847) on Tales from Shakespeare, a book for children that tells the stories of Shakespeare’s plays in simple language
lamb
lamb1 S3 /læm/ noun
[countable] a young sheep
2. [uncountable] the meat of a young sheep ⇨ mutton:
roast lamb
a leg of lamb
lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc
3. [countable] spoken used to talk to or talk about someone who is gentle and lovable, especially a child:
Ben’s asleep now, the little lamb.
4. like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice
5. like a lamb quietly and without any argument:
Suzie went off to school like a lamb today.
⇨ mutton dressed as lamb at mutton(2)
lamb2 verb [intransitive]
to give birth to lambs:
The ewes are lambing this week.
—lambing noun [uncountable]:
the lambing season
| I |
noun Language: Old English
1. [countable] a young sheep
2. [uncountable] the meat of a young sheep ⇨ mutton:
lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc
3. [countable] spoken used to talk to or talk about someone who is gentle and lovable, especially a child:
4. like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice
5. like a lamb quietly and without any argument:
⇨ mutton dressed as lamb at mutton(2)
| II |
verb [intransitive]to give birth to lambs:
—lambing noun [uncountable]:
