sheep的基本用法說明
1. 表示“綿羊”,其單數(shù)與復數(shù)同形。如:
This sheep is from
These sheep are from
2. 用于a wolf in sheep’s clothing(披著羊皮的狼),注意sheep前沒有冠詞。如:
He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. 他是一個披著羊皮的狼。
They were our worst enemies—wolves in sheep’s clothing. 他們是我們最危險的敵人——是披著羊皮的狼。
3. 英語中的a black sheep為習語,其意為“敗類”“害群之馬”“不肖之徒”,注意不要從字面意義理解。如:
There is a black sheep in every flock. 人多必有敗類。
Tom was the black sheep of his family. 湯姆使他全家蒙羞。