"shepherd" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 牧羊人

Definition

Shepherd 指照看羊群、带着羊群移动并保护它们的人。它也可以作动词，表示小心地引导或带领某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

日常英语里它通常作名词，用法是 'a shepherd'。在现代英语中，它也可作动词，常见于较正式或职场语境，比如 'to shepherd a project through approval'。不要和 'sheepdog' 混淆，后者指牧羊犬，不是人。

Examples

The shepherd walks with his sheep every morning.

**牧羊人**每天早上都和羊群一起走。

We saw a shepherd on the hill.

我们在山坡上看见了一位**牧羊人**。

A good shepherd protects the sheep from danger.

一个好的**牧羊人**会保护羊群免受危险。

She shepherded the new students through their first week at school.

她在新生入学的第一周一直**引导**着他们。

He spent years shepherding the plan through the legal process.

他花了多年时间**推动**这个计划通过法律程序。

You don't have to shepherd me—I can find the meeting room myself.

你不用**带着我**，我自己能找到会议室。