lamb
用法要点
句型搭配
作为名词时,常用于描述动物或比喻人,如 'like a lamb' 表示温顺;作为动词时,用于描述羊的繁殖过程。
介词用法
常与介词 'of' 连用表示所属关系,如 'lamb of God';在比喻中,'like' 用于比较温顺特性。
语域说明
在正式语境中,多用于农业或宗教文本;非正式语境中,可比喻人或事物,带亲切感。
基础例句
The farmer raised a lamb on his farm last year.
去年,这位农民在他的农场里养了一只小羊。
She cooked roast lamb for dinner, and it was delicious.
她晚餐做了烤羊肉,味道非常美味。
The children watched the lamb play in the meadow.
孩子们看着小羊在草地上玩耍。
He went to the meeting like a lamb, without any protest.
他像只温顺的羔羊一样去开会,没有任何抗议。
高级例句
In agricultural economics, lamb production is analyzed for seasonal market trends.
在农业经济学中,羔羊生产被分析以了解季节性市场趋势。
The company's new policy was accepted as a sacrificial lamb to appease stakeholders.
公司的新政策被当作牺牲品来安抚利益相关者。
Research shows that lamb wool has superior insulation properties for textile applications.
研究表明,羔羊毛在纺织应用中具有优越的绝缘性能。
During the negotiation, he acted like a lamb, avoiding confrontation to secure the deal.
在谈判中,他表现得像只羔羊,避免对抗以确保交易成功。
高频搭配
verb
adjective
noun
adverb
preposition
phrase
常见错误
lamb 通常指农场或野外的小羊,动物园中常见的是其他动物如羊驼,应使用更准确的场景描述。
lamb 比喻温顺或无辜,'quiet' 更强调安静,而 'gentle' 更贴合 lamb 的常见比喻意义。
近义词辨析
sheep
sheep 泛指绵羊,包括成年羊,而 lamb 特指小羊或羔羊,常用于比喻年轻或温顺。
The flock of sheep includes both adults and lambs grazing together.
kid
kid 通常指小山羊,而 lamb 指小绵羊;在非正式语境中,kid 可泛指小孩,lamb 则多用于动物或比喻。
We saw a kid playing near the mountain, but the lamb was in the pasture.