lamb

英 [l?m] 美[l?m]

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復數:?lambs;

1. limb <===> lamb.
2. limp <===> lamp.
3. lime <===> lame.

羔羊 lamb 狼慕(狼很羨慕、很想吃)
2. 諧音“奶牧”-----用奶來牧羊，很想然只有小樣、羔羊才需要用奶來牧養它。

lamb 羊羔

詞源不詳。

lamb: lamb: [OE] Lamb is a widespread word throughout the Germanic languages (German and Swedish have lamm and Dutch and Danish have lam), but no connections have ever been established with any animal-names in non- Germanic languages. In Gothic, lamb was used for ‘adult sheep’ as well as ‘lamb’.
lamb (n.): Old English lamb "lamb," from Proto-Germanic *lambaz (cognates: Old Norse, Old Frisian, Gothic lamb, Middle Dutch, Dutch lam, Middle High German lamp, German Lamm "lamb"). Common to the Germanic languages, but with no certain cognates outside them. Old English plural was lomberu. Applied to persons (especially young Church members, gentle souls, etc.) from late Old English. Also sometimes used ironically for cruel or rough characters (such as Kirke's Lambs in wars of 1684-86). Lamb's-wool (adj.) is from 1550s.

1. Allow an extra 10-15 min if you prefer lamb well done.: 如果想讓羊羔肉完全熟透還需要再煮10到15分鐘。

3. You should have prepared something other than lamb and ratatouille.: 除了羊肉和蔬菜雜燴之外，你本應再準備點兒別的。

4. It was always roast lamb and canned peas for Sunday lunch.: 星期天午餐總是吃烤羔羊肉和豌豆罐頭。

5. He was a sacrificial lamb to a system that destroyed him.: 他是那個令他走向毀滅的制度的犧牲品。