elephant

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n. 象

发音

UK /ˈɛl.ɪ.fənt/
CA /ˈɛl.ə.fənt/
US /ˈɛl.ə.fənt/
AU /ˈel.ə.fənt/
NZ /ˈel.ə.fənt/
其它 /el.e.fant/
IN /ɛlɪˈfaɳʈ/
IN /ˈɛlɪfəɳʈ/

词形变化

elephants 复数 elephants

教材释义与例句

名词

象；大号图画纸

a very large grey animal with four legs, two tusks(= long curved teeth ) and a trunk(= long nose ) that it can use to pick things up

Tom: No.Although 75% of its raw materials is elephant dung, it is light delicate fragrance instead of stink. This is due to its special fabrication technology.

不，尽管这种纸里75％的原料都是大象的粪便，但它不但不臭，反而有一种淡淡的清香，这是源于它的特殊的制造工艺。

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

    象

    大象

    大笨象

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Anything huge and ponderous.

    可数 比喻 不可数
  4. 4.

    Synonym of elephant paper.

    可数 不可数 媒体 印刷
  5. 5.

    used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second

    可数 不可数

    Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...

  6. 6.

    Ivory.

    废旧 不可数 可数
  7. 7.

    A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.

    可数 不可数 游戏

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

emblem allegory pachyderm proboscidean proboscidian

下位词 5

mammoth African elephant gomphothere Indian elephant rogue elephant

部分词 3

trunk tusk proboscis

相关短语

African elephant 非洲象 elephant shrew elephant in the room 房间里的大象 elephant seal n. 海象, 象海豹 elephant seals elephant polo elephant juice elephant shrews elephant bird [古生物]隆鸟 （＝aepyornis） elephant birds elephant in the corner elephant tree [网络] 象树；象树图片；大象树 elephant ear 耳形凸缘 elephant ears elephant apple

词源

From Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an Afroasiatic form such as Proto-Berber *eḷu (“elephant”) (compare Tamahaq êlu, Tamasheq alu) or Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant; ivory”). More at ivory. Replaced Middle English olifant (from the aforementioned Old French form, from Vulgar Latin *olifantus), which replaced Old English elpend (“elephant”).

来源：wiktionary