sheep n. 〔sing., pl.〕 1.羊;綿羊。 2.羊皮(革)。 3.怯懦的人;羞怯的人;膽小鬼;蠢人。 4.〔戲謔語(yǔ)〕〔總稱〕信徒;教友;教區(qū)居民。 keep sheep 養(yǎng)羊。 a black sheep 家庭中的不肖子;敗類;不肖之徒;害群之馬;拒絕參加罷工的工人。 a lost sheep 迷途羔羊;迷失正道的人。 a wolf in sheep's clothing 披著羊皮的狼;口蜜腹劍的人。 cast [make] sheep's eyes at 向…送媚眼;向…遞秋波。 count sheep 數(shù)羊〔心里計(jì)數(shù)以求入睡〕。 follow like sheep 盲從。 one may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb 一不做,二不休。 return to one's sheep [muttons] 回到本題。 sheep and goats 善人與惡人。 sheep herder 牧羊人;〔美國(guó)〕懷俄明州人〔綽號(hào)〕。 sheep that have no shepherd 烏合之眾。 separate the sheep from the goats 區(qū)別好人與壞人。
counting n. 計(jì)算。 counting house 〔英國(guó)〕=counting room 〔美國(guó)〕賬房;會(huì)計(jì)室;事務(wù)室。 counting overseer [witness] (投票的)唱票監(jiān)察人。
Chicks cheep and can ' t count sheep to sleep (小雞吱吱喳喳叫,數(shù)綿羊也睡不著。 )
Chicks cheep and can ’ t count sheep to sleep 小雞唧唧喳喳,數(shù)綿羊也睡不著。
Mom : did you try counting sheep like i told you 媽媽:你有沒(méi)有試試我跟你提過(guò)的數(shù)綿羊?
I was counting sheep all night 我一整晚都在數(shù)羊。
Say the rosary or count sheep 數(shù)串珠,或者數(shù)羊。
I spent the whole night counting sheep but it was too hot to sleep 我整夜都在數(shù)數(shù),但天熱得我還是沒(méi)能睡著覺(jué)。
The famous old plan of counting sheep jumping over a stile has never served my turn 那個(gè)有名的數(shù)跳過(guò)籬笆墻臺(tái)階的山羊的老辦法對(duì)我從來(lái)都不起作用。
I ' ve tried a hot drink at bedtime and counting sheep , but i just can ' t seem to get to sleep these days 我已試過(guò)在睡覺(jué)前喝些熱飲料和心里計(jì)數(shù)的方法,但目前我似乎就是睡不著。