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shepherd

noun
🔊/ˈʃepəd/
🔊/ˈʃepərd/
(North American English also sheepherder)
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  1. a person whose job is to take care of sheep牧羊人；羊倌Topics Jobsc1, Farmingc1
    Word OriginOld English scēaphierde, from sheep + obsolete herd ‘herdsman’.

shepherd

verb
🔊/ˈʃepəd/
🔊/ˈʃepərd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shepherd
🔊/ˈʃepəd/
🔊/ˈʃepərd/
he / she / it shepherds
🔊/ˈʃepədz/
🔊/ˈʃepərdz/
past simple shepherded
🔊/ˈʃepədɪd/
🔊/ˈʃepərdɪd/
past participle shepherded
🔊/ˈʃepədɪd/
🔊/ˈʃepərdɪd/
-ing form shepherding
🔊/ˈʃepədɪŋ/
🔊/ˈʃepərdɪŋ/
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  1. shepherd somebody + adv./prep. to guide somebody or a group of people somewhere, making sure they go where you want them to go带领；引；护送
    • He shepherded her towards a line of taxis.他把她带到一辆出租车上。
    • Miss Rogers shepherded the children across the road.罗杰斯小姐把孩子们带到马路对面。
    Word OriginOld English scēaphierde, from sheep + obsolete herd ‘herdsman’.