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

• I had an elephant recently.
  我最近有了一头大象。
• Why are you sitting on the elephant's nose?
  你怎么坐到大象的鼻子上来了？
• The elephant lowered its great bulk.
  大象蹲下了它那庞大的身躯。
• 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。
• It's a baby elephant.
  这是一个象宝宝。
• Their quarry were rhinoceros, elephant, and leopard.
  他们的猎物有犀牛、大象和豹子。
• Both elephant mommy and babies have long nose.
  大象妈妈和宝宝都有长鼻子。
• The largest existing land animal is the elephant.
  大象是现有最大的陆地动物。
• When they saw the elephant blowing the mouth organ, the children squealed with laughter.
  看见大象吹口琴，孩子们这个乐啊！