elephant的意思

基本释义

• 大象

  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

例句

1. The hunter destroyed the elephant.

   猎手射杀了那头大象。

2. Big extinct birds such as the giant moa,thunderbirds and elephant birds all left eggshells behind them.

   像恐鸟、雷鸟和象鸟这样已经灭绝的鸟类都留下了它们的蛋壳化石。

3. 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。

短语

• white elephant 白象，灰色象（在印度、东南亚被视为神圣之物）；无价值的东西
• elephant seal n. 象海豹；海象
• african elephant 非洲象
• elephant trunk 象鼻管；溜管