shepherd

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shep·herd1 /ˈʃepəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]  BOTAsomeone whose job is to take care of sheep 牧羊人，羊倌

Examples from the Corpus

shepherd• The second ad in the series actually equips our shepherd with a surfboard.• It must be for Miss Everdene's shepherd.• Naturally the shepherds who had brought their flocks across must know the safest route.• Either we become regarded as gratuitously destructive iconoclasts, or the shepherd himself becomes suspect for having withheld information.• He told the shepherd to tell his own people that he would use these weapons to regain the Holy Sepulchre.• Maurine was the shepherd in our house.• George pushed his way through the throng, looking for the spot where the shepherds were gathered.• The shepherd followed her instructions and discovered April, changed back from a flower.shepherd2 verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]  TAKE/BRINGto lead or guide a group of people somewhere, making sure that they go where you want them to go 带领〔一群人〕，引导〔人群〕shepherd somebody into/out of/towards etc something The tour guides shepherded the rest of the group onto the bus. 导游把团中的其他人带上了巴士。► see thesaurus at lead→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

shepherd• In return for shepherding a parcel round-trip.• The police officer shepherded everyone away and padlocked the church gates.• Joseph smiled and apologized once more and watched as Tran Van Hieu shepherded his family off the terrace.• It was also a major victory for Boxer, who sponsored the legislation in the Senate and shepherded it through.• Yet he was able to shepherd more than 80 percent through to passage.• We expected to be asked to sit down, but instead we were shepherded out to an open patio at the back of the house.• These can be used to shepherd photons around and keep them under control.• George Martin, who has shepherded the transition since he arrived in July 1993.• Ellsworth, who had gone ahead, retraced his steps to shepherd the two through.Origin shepherd1 Old English sceaphyrde, from sceap “sheep” + hyrde “herdsman”

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shepherd

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shep‧herd¹ /ˈʃepəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]someone whose job is to take care of sheep

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shepherd² verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
to lead or guide a group of people somewhere, making sure that they go where you want them to go
    shepherd somebody into/out of/towards etc something
    The tour guides shepherded the rest of the group onto the bus.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ lead to take a person or animal somewhere by going in front of them while they follow, or by pulling them gently: Rachel led Jo into the kitchen. | She was leading a horse, which seemed to have a bad leg.
   ▪ take to take someone somewhere with you when you have the transport, know the way, are paying etc: I took her to see a film. | Matt’s taking me in his car.
   ▪ guide to take someone through or to a place you know, showing them the way: Ali guided us through the streets to his house on the edge of the town.
   ▪ show to take someone to a place such as a table in a restaurant or a hotel room and leave them there: A waitress showed us to our table. | We were shown to our seats near the front of the theatre.
   ▪ point to show someone which direction to go using your hand or a sign: The sign back there pointed this way.
   ▪ escort to take someone somewhere, protecting them, guarding them, or showing them the way: He was escorted from the court by police. | The President’s car will be escorted by a military convoy.
   ▪ usher to show someone the way to a room or building nearby, usually as part of your job: His housekeeper ushered us into the living room.
   ▪ shepherd to carefully take someone somewhere – used especially about a group of people: The police shepherded thousands of people to safety in the cathedral.
   ▪ direct formal to tell someone where to go or how to get somewhere: He directed us to a cafe a few blocks away. | Can you direct me to the station?