- [countable]
a young sheep 羔羊；小羊 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- newborn
- little
- sacrificial
- …
- kill
- slaughter
- sacrifice
- …
- bleat
- frolic
- gambol
- …
- [uncountable]
meat from a young sheep 羊羔肉 a leg of lamb 羔羊腿肉 lamb chops 羔羊排 the traffic in illegally slaughtered lamb 买卖非法宰杀的羊羔
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- spring
- ground
- minced
- …
- chop
- cutlet
- shank
- …
- leg of lamb
- rack of lamb
- shoulder of lamb
- …
- [countable] (informal)
used to describe or address somebody with love or sympathy （慈爱或怜悯地描述或称呼某人）宝贝，乖乖 More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lam and German Lamm.
Idioms
(like) a lamb/lambs to the slaughter
used to describe people who are going to do something dangerous without realizing it （如同）羔羊被牵往屠宰场（指将遇危险而不自觉的人）
(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb
- (saying)
if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing 与其偷羊羔被绞死，不如偷只羊；一不做，二不休
mutton dressed as lamb
- (British English, informal, disapproving)
used to describe a woman who is trying to look younger than she really is, especially by wearing clothes that are designed for young people 扮俏的女人；老来俏