| 词汇 | shepherd |
| 释义 | shepherd noun[ C ] uk /ˈʃep.əd/ us /ˈʃep.ɚd/ a person whose job is to take care of sheep and move them from one place to another: 牧羊人，羊倌 a shepherd boy牧羊童 People who work with animals apiarist beekeeper breeder buckaroo cowboy cowman dogcatcher drover gaucho goatherd herdsman jackaroo jillaroo mahout milker primatologist shepherdess stable boy stockman stockwoman shepherd verb[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈʃep.əd/ us /ˈʃep.ɚd/ shepherdverb[T usually + adv/prep] (PEOPLE)to make a group of people move to where you want them to go, especially in a kind, helpful, and careful way: 带领，引导 He shepherded the old people towards the dining room.他把老人们领到餐厅。 Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way accompanied by someone/something accompany accompany someone to something bring bring someone/something along chaperone direct drop lead manhandle refer ride see someone off self-guided show someone around (something) stick under escort usher usherette walk shepherdverb[T usually + adv/prep] (SHEEP)to move sheep from one place to another: 牧羊 The dogs shepherded the sheep into the pens.狗把羊赶进了羊圈。 Animal farming - general words animal husbandry aquaculture aquaponics bedding beekeeping dip drove grazing hand-rear hand-reared heeler herd paddock semi-domestication shear shearing sheep shearing sheepdog slaughter subtherapeutic shepherd | American Dictionaryshepherd noun[ C ] us/ˈʃep·ərd/(femaleshepherdess, us/ˈʃep·ərd·əs/) a person who takes care of sheep shepherd verb[ Talways+ adv/prep ] us/ˈʃep·ərd/ to move and care for sheep, or to lead people somewhere: Visitors are shepherded through the mansion by volunteers. Roberti shepherded the legislation through Congress (= made sure it was approved). Examples of shepherdshepherd The shepherds staying behind generally moved to higher altitudes, which were until then 'untouched' by flocks and consequently still fresh. The eclogues depict the shepherds' evening recreations of athletics, dancing, music, and especially verse competition. The shepherds in turn sit and admire the lovely jumps of the satyrs. The basis of the myth is that shepherds absconded to the diggings, forcing pastoralists to pay higher wages, and increase flock sizes to reduce costs. In shepherding its preferred candidates into premierships, the national party involved itself in protracted negotiations with local and regional elements of the party. Consequently, shepherds, landlord and capitalists are not under an obligation to distribute subsistence to the propertyless. The last were the most prosperous group, who hired in other shepherds. He paid lower wages and had larger flocks than other squatters, and expected his shepherds to camp out in the open. Even today there are nuraghi on the island that are used by shepherds and have been rebuilt to meet their needs. Further, sheep need salt, which was expensive for the shepherds, but rocksalts could be found inside most forests. Undeterred, he shepherded his flock and gradually built up a base of popular support through a display of leadership, toughness and humour. In this study only seven children and adolescents aged 9-17 years were infected, and all of them came from shepherds' families with o6 members. The activities of the foresters and of the shepherds are associated with long distance migration. The shortage of shepherds meant that squatters either had to invest in fences, or miss reaping the benefits of the booming market. Many of the early fences were brush or log, and many squatters went directly from shepherding to wire fences. See all examples of shepherd These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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