sheep的基本用法说明
1. 表示“绵羊”,其单数与复数同形。如:
This sheep is from
These sheep are from
2. 用于a wolf in sheep’s clothing(披着羊皮的狼),注意sheep前没有冠词。如:
He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. 他是一个披着羊皮的狼。
They were our worst enemies―wolves in sheep’s clothing. 他们是我们最危险的敌人――是披着羊皮的狼。
3. 英语中的a black sheep为习语,其意为“败类”“害群之马”“不肖之徒”,注意不要从字面意义理解。如:
There is a black sheep in every flock. 人多必有败类。
Tom was the black sheep of his family. 汤姆使他全家蒙羞。