black sheep

英 [ˌblæk ˈʃiːp]

美 [ˌblæk ˈʃiːp]

n.  有辱家族的人; 害群之马

牛津词典

noun

• 有辱家族的人；害群之马
  a person who is different from the rest of their family or another group, and who is considered bad or embarrassing
  1. the black sheep of the family
     家族败类

柯林斯词典

• 害群之马；败家子；败类
  If you describe someone asthe black sheep oftheir family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.

英英释义

noun

• sheep with a black coat
• a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
  Synonym:scapegrace

双语例句

• Is Jon a Black sheep? You're kidding!
  乔恩是败家子吗？你在开玩笑吧！
• You see, I was the academic black sheep of my family.
  要知道，在学术上，我是我们家的不肖之子。
• I suppose every family has a black sheep.
  我想，每个家庭恐怕都有个败家子。
• John was a black sheep and was driven out of the Party.
  约翰是匹害群之马，被开除了党籍。
• Eric is a black sheep, splashing one million dollars in a few years.
  艾瑞克是个败家子，几年就挥霍了一百万美金。
• He's the black sheep of the family.
  他是这个家族中的败类。
• Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
  咩，咩，黑羊儿，羊毛你可有？
• He is really a black sheep of the family.
  是啊，他可真是个败家子。
• Tom is a black sheep of the company.
  汤姆是公司里的害群之马。
• Tom is the black sheep of the family.
  汤姆是他家的败家子。