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小羊,羔羊生小羊
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Lamb \Lamb\ (l[a^]m), n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. &
Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The young of the sheep.
2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.
3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock
Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.
{Lamb of God}, {The Lamb} (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in
allusion to the paschal lamb.
The twelve apostles of the Lamb. --Rev. xxi.
14.
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. --John i. 29.
{Lamb's lettuce} (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate
leaves ({Valerianella olitoria}), often used as a salad;
corn salad. [Written also {lamb lettuce}.]
{Lamb's tongue}, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit,
for making curved grooves. --Knight.
{Lamb's wool}.
(a) The wool of a lamb.
(b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably
from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to
lamb's wool. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.
Lamb \Lamb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lambed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lambing}.]
To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.
资料来源 : WordNet®
lamb
v : give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"
lamb
n 1: young sheep
2: English essayist (1775-1834) [syn: {Charles Lamb}, {Elia}]
3: a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial
matters)
4: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
[syn: {dear}]
5: the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food