elephant

英 [ˈelɪfənt]

美 [ˈelɪfənt]

n.  象

复数：elephants　

中考高考CET4CET6考研

Collins.2 / BNC.4323 / COCA.4355

牛津词典

noun

• 象
  a very large animal with thick grey skin, large ears, two curved outer teeth called tusks and a long nose called a trunk . There are two types of elephant , the African and the Asian.
  1. herds of elephants/elephant herds
     象群
  2. a baby elephant
     幼象

柯林斯词典

• See also:white elephant

英英释义

noun

• five-toed pachyderm
• the symbol of the Republican Party

双语例句

• Their quarry were rhinoceros, elephant, and leopard.
  他们的猎物有犀牛、大象和豹子。
• I like all kinds of animals: leopard, lion, pandas, elephant, monkey and camel.
  我喜欢各种各样的动物。豹，狮子，熊猫，大象，猴子和骆驼。
• The pavilion has become a £ 4 million steel and glass white elephant.
  这个耗资400万英镑、用钢与玻璃所构筑起的亭子已经成了一个华而不实的摆设。
• The elephant was still breathing, so we knew it was still alive.
  那头大象仍在呼吸，所以我们知道它仍然活着。
• I mean right this elephant.
  我说的就是这头大象了。
• The first blind man happened to place his hand on the elephant's side.
  第一个盲人碰巧把手摸到大象的肚子上。
• The bull elephant is attacking us.
  这头公象正要攻击我们。
• An elephant, a tiger, a monkey, a dog, and a cat are animals.
  大象、老虎、猴子、狗和猫都是动物。
• The young elephant stood beside its mother.
  幼象站在母象的身旁。
• Which is heavier, an elephant or a horse?
  大象和马哪个重？