Sheep-dip is a strong chemical used to kill insects and other tiny pests that live in a sheep’s wool — lice, ticks, mites, and the like. It is also the special bath, trough, or tank the sheep are run through so the chemical soaks the fleece.

Sheep-dip Sheep-dip is 是 a strong chemical used to kill insects and other tiny pests that live in a sheep's wool 一種用來殺死住在羊毛裡的昆蟲和小蟲的強效化學藥劑 lice, ticks, mites, and the like 像蝨子、壁蝨、蟎蟲之類的 It is also 這個字也指 the special bath, trough, or tank the sheep are run through 讓羊通過的那個特殊藥浴池、槽或桶 so the chemical soaks the fleece 好讓藥劑浸透羊毛

Farming word, practical and a little old-fashioned in flavour now, because many places have changed how they treat the animals. The chemical is not mild; farmers are told to wear gloves and keep it off their skin.

Farming word 這是農業用字 practical and a little old-fashioned in flavour now 現在聽起來很實用但有點過時 because many places have changed how they treat the animals 因為很多地方對待動物的方式已經改變了 The chemical is not mild 這種化學藥劑並不溫和 farmers are told to wear gloves and keep it off their skin 農夫被要求戴手套、避免碰到皮膚

Though actually, people sometimes stretch sheep-dip in jokes or in other jobs to mean “run the lot through a harsh clean-up,” but the real, ordinary sense is the farm bath and the liquid in it.

Though actually 不過其實 people sometimes stretch sheep-dip in jokes or in other jobs 有時候人們會在玩笑或別的行業裡把sheep-dip用得更廣 to mean 'run the lot through a harsh clean-up' 意思是『把整批都拿去做一次嚴格的清理』 but 但是 the real, ordinary sense is the farm bath and the liquid in it 真正、平常的意思還是那個農場藥浴池和裡面的藥水