"You are like sheep"是夸

听到英语“You are like sheep”可别以为是在夸你像小绵羊一样可爱，这其实是句损人的话，说你“没有主见”，"like sheep"是一个固定短语。

释义：

if people behave like sheep , they all do what the others are doing, without thinking for themselves.

翻译过来就是盲从，没有主见，即墙头草。

如果跟朋友聚会，问去哪、吃啥，人家都回你个Whatever或Anyway（随便），你就可以说“You are like sheep.”

例句：

①They actually know nothing about what fashion is. They’re only following others like sheep.

她们根本不知道什么是时尚，只不过是在盲从而已。

②You cannot do the teamwork well if you just follow your team leader like sheep.

如果你只是盲目跟从你的团队领导，你就不能很好地完成团队合作。

此外sheep还有胆小鬼的意思，也不是什么好词，所以英文里听到用sheep来形容人，就先别往好处想了。

例句：

①Are you a man or are you a sheep?

你是个男子汉，还是个懦夫？

②The sheep always say they are careful, the cheapskate always say theyare scanty.

胆小鬼往往自称心细，吝啬鬼往往自称节省。

英语里还有许多关于sheep的表达，而且都不能简单的从“羊”理解往下看或许能让你以后少走一点弯路。

1、black sheep

害群之马、败家子

例句：

①Uncle Joe is the black sheep in the family.

乔叔叔是他们家的败家子。

②But we should be aware not to let the black sheeptake the lead. 跟读

但是，我们不应能让那些害群之马来领头。

2、white sheep

败类之中的规矩人。

例句：

He's the white sheep in a family of drug dealers.

他们全家都贩毒，就他不贩毒。

3、sheep's eyes媚眼/cast sheep's eyes at sb. 对某人抛媚眼

例句：

①I saw you casting sheep's eyes at that girl.

我看到你对那个姑娘暗送秋波。

②She makes sheep's eyes at the young man.

她和那个小伙子眉目传情。

4、Lost sheep

迷途羔羊，迷失正道，误入歧途的人。

例句：

①The poor man is like a lost sheep without you!

这个可怜的家伙没有你在身边就象一只迷途的羔羊！

②Many people became lost sheep because their shepherd led them astray.

许多人成了迷途的羔羊，因为领路人把他们引入歧途。

5、A wolf in sheep's clothing

披着羊皮的狼。形容那些表面上看着非常和蔼可亲，但实际上心存坏意、不能信任、需要谨慎提防的人。

例句：

①I want you to stay away from that boy. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

我想让你离那个男孩儿远点，他是一只披着羊皮的狼。

②He is a wolf in sheep's clothing, outwardly kind but inwardly vicious!

他是个披着羊皮的狼，外貌仁慈，内心狠毒！

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