elephant 英 [ˈelɪfənt] 　 美 [ˈɛləfənt]

elephant

elephant　 英 [ˈelɪfənt] 美 [ˈɛləfənt]

n. 象　

名词复数:elephants　

a baby elephant　幼象
The hunter killed the elephant.　猎手杀了那头大象。

  • An elephant is an enormous, four-footed animal with big ears and a long trunk. Unless you've been to certain parts of Asia or Africa, you've probably only seen elephants in zoos and wildlife parks.
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  • n. 象

  • 1. a baby elephant

    幼象

  • 2. The hunter killed the elephant.

    猎手杀了那头大象。

  • elephant (n.) c. 1300, olyfaunt, from Old French olifant (12c., Modern French éléphant), from Latin elephantus, from Greek elephas (genitive elephantos) "elephant; ivory," probably from a non-Indo-European language, likely via Phoenician (compare Hamitic elu "elephant," source of the word for it in many Semitic languages, or possibly from Sanskrit ibhah "elephant").
ele·phant / ˈelɪfənt ; NAmE ˈelɪfənt / noun 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. 象 ◆ herds of elephants/elephant herds 象群 ◆ a baby elephant 幼象 ☞see also white elephant IDIOM the ˌelephant in the ˈroom a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it 明摆着的难题；众所周知却避而不谈的事 ◆ The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes. 难题明摆着，就是要付贿款。 elephant elephants ele·phant / ˈelɪfənt ; NAmE ˈelɪfənt /
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