n(1)羔(小)羊(young sheep)[C]：roast/slaughter a～烤羊羔/宰羊;sacrifice a～to the gods 用羔羊祭奠众神;The lambs are bleating/frisking/grazing. 羔羊在咩咩地叫/跳来跳去/吃草。You may/might as well be hanged (hung) for a sheep as (for) a～.(prov) 一不做，二不休。a lost～迷途的羔羊;

(2)羔羊肉(meat of a lamb as food)[U]：have roast～for dinner 晚餐吃烤羊肉;a leg of～羔羊腿肉;～chops 小羊排;

(3)温顺或纯真的人(尤指小孩)(gentle or innocent person，esp a child)[C](infml)：as gentle/meek/innocent as a～像羔羊般温顺/温顺/天真无邪;He accepted his defeat like a～.他乖乖地认输。

→′lamblike adj 温顺的，天真无邪的;′lambskin n 羔羊皮;

vi产羊羔(give birth to lambs)[I]：～ing ewes 产羊羔的母羊;～ing season 产羊羔的季节;

【读音】lamb中的字母b是不发音的。