lamb

/læm/ (bre, ipa) · [lˈæm] /læm/ (ame, ipa)

lamb — 名詞

  • lambsingular
  • lambsplural

1. a sheep that is still very young

1.名詞A2
釋義

小羊

年紀還小的羊

a sheep that is still very young

例句

Brandon carried the weak lamb into the barn before the storm began.

Brandon 在暴風雨開始前，把那隻虛弱的小羊抱進了穀倉。

countable noun: a lamb

A white lamb followed its mother across the wet field at sunrise.

一隻白色小羊在日出時跟著母羊走過潮濕的田地。

文法句型

a lamb

lambs (plural)

用法筆記

Usually countable. Distinguish from sheep, which is the general word for the animal at any age.

常見錯誤

❌The farmer has ten lamb in the field.
✅The farmer has ten lambs in the field.
💡The regular plural form is 'lambs'.

2. the meat from a young sheep, eaten as food

2.名詞A2
釋義

羊肉

供食用的小羊肉

the meat from a young sheep, eaten as food

例句

Karim ordered grilled lamb with rice and tomatoes for dinner.

Karim 晚餐點了烤羊肉，配飯和番茄。

uncountable food noun

The market sold fresh lamb for families preparing the holiday meal.

市場販售新鮮羊肉，供準備節日餐點的家庭購買。

同義詞
  • lamb meat

    more explicit but less common than simply saying 'lamb'

  • mutton

    meat from an older sheep, not the same as lamb

文法句型

some lamb

roast lamb

lamb + dish noun

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when talking about meat in general. On menus and in recipes, it often appears without an article.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a lamb for dinner.
✅I bought some lamb for dinner.
💡As meat, 'lamb' is usually uncountable; 'a lamb' normally means the animal.

3. a very gentle, innocent person, or someone who is easy to trick or control

3.名詞B2
釋義

老實人

形容過於溫順或容易受騙的人

a very gentle, innocent person, or someone who is easy to trick or control

例句

At school, Dewi was such a lamb that she never pushed ahead in line.

在學校裡，Dewi 乖弱得連排隊時都不會往前擠。

be a lamb

The scammer saw Lukas as a lamb and tricked him into a fake investment.

那個騙子把 Lukas 當成好欺的人，騙他投資假的方案。

negative figurative use

同義詞
  • softie

    more informal and usually kinder in tone

  • pushover

    more negative and focuses on being easy to control

反義詞

文法句型

be a lamb

see someone as a lamb

用法筆記

Used metaphorically. It can sound kind when it means 'very gentle', but critical when it means someone is too easy to deceive. Distinguish from sense 4, where lamb is used directly to address someone.

常見錯誤

❌She is lamb.
✅She is a lamb.
💡Use the article when you mean a person with this quality.

4. used to speak to someone in a warm, sympathetic, or affectionate way

4.名詞B1
釋義

親愛的

用來親切或同情地稱呼對方

used to speak to someone in a warm, sympathetic, or affectionate way

例句

"Don't cry, lamb," the grandmother whispered as she fixed the blanket.

「別哭了，親愛的。」祖母一邊整理毯子一邊低聲說。

direct address

"Come inside, lamb, it's getting cold," the farmer told the child.

「進來吧，親愛的，天變冷了。」農夫對那個孩子說。

同義詞
  • dear

    more general and common across many situations

  • sweetheart

    often warmer and more intimate than lamb

文法句型

"..., lamb"

call someone lamb

用法筆記

Mostly heard in direct speech, especially from older speakers to a child or someone they feel sorry for. Distinguish from sense 3, which describes a person's character rather than addressing them.

lamb — 動詞