英语词汇“elephant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	elephant
释义	Trends of elephant View usage for: elephant (elɪfənt) Word forms: plural elephants 1. countable noun An elephant is a very large animal with a long, flexible nose called a trunk, which it uses to pick up things. Elephants live in India and Africa. 2. See also white elephant elephant in British English (ˈɛlɪfənt) nounWord forms: plural -phants or -phant 1. either of the two proboscidean mammals of the family Elephantidae. The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the larger species, with large flapping ears and a less humped back than the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), of S and SE Asia 2. mainly British a size of writing paper, 23 by 28 inches 3. elephant in the room Derived forms elephantoid (ˈelephanˌtoid) adjective Word origin C13: from Latin elephantus, from Greek elephas elephant, ivory, of uncertain origin elephant in American English (ˈɛləfənt) nounWord forms: plural ˈelephants or ˈelephant any of an order (Proboscidea) of huge, thick-skinned, almost hairless mammals, the largest of extant four-footed animals, with a long, flexible snout (called a trunk) and, usually, two ivory tusks growing out of the upper jaw: the two existing species are the Asiatic (or Indian) elephant (Elephas maximus), which is commonly domesticated and is an endangered species, and the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), which has a flatter head and larger ears Word origin ME elefaunt < L elephantus < Gr elephas (gen. elephantos), elephant, ivory < ? Berber elu, elephant + Egypt ȝbw, elephant, ivory More idioms containing elephant a white elephant the elephant in the room Image of elephant © Talvi, shutterstock Examples of 'elephant' in a sentence elephant They may end up with white elephants rather than hubs of international commerce. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Imagine all those years with it as the elephant in the room? Times, Sunday Times (2016) It will now be a sunken white elephant and a permanent memorial to council incompetence. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Few would argue with the case for reviewing what looks like a nuclear white elephant. Times, Sunday Times (2016) THERE'S an elephant in the room. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Expect to be snapping white elephants, giraffes and stunning views as the sun dips behind palm trees. Times, Sunday Times (2016) First, though, the elephant in the room. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We can now at last speak about the elephant in the room. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There are representations of beloved elephants in the two bathrooms. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This daft policy will not bring elephants back to life. Times, Sunday Times (2014) There is the answer to the management and control of elephants both large and small. Stanley Bing THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002) Elephants do not live by food alone. Stanley Bing THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002) The largest land animal is the elephant and there is a reason for that. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The big ones with the tusks and the trunks are surely elephants. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Could the museum that oil and gas built turn out to be a white elephant? Times, Sunday Times (2008) The couple used to weigh the same as two small elephants. The Sun (2008) The country had one of the largest elephant populations in the world. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But the average elephant will live for half a century before succumbing to a fatal mishap. Times, Sunday Times (2008) One elephant used its trunk to blow darts to burst balloons. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Both schemes have been criticised as potential white elephants. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Talk about the elephant in the room. Christianity Today (2000) It is understood that two male elephants then fought over a female one. The Sun (2011) One was departing for the great elephant graveyard back at the home office. Stanley Bing THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002) On either side of the bed head are two large golden elephants. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The environmental damage is not confined to the loss of the natural habitat of elephants and other animals. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Now African elephants are being trained to sweep for landmines and detect explosives. Times, Sunday Times (2014) My father ended up looking like an African elephant. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Word lists with elephant related adjectives, male animals, female animals, baby and young animals, fauna, Horses, rhinos and other perissodactyls In other languages elephant British English: elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ NOUN An elephant is a very large animal with a long trunk. American English: elephant Arabic: فِيل Brazilian Portuguese: elefante Chinese: 大象 Croatian: slon Czech: slon Danish: elefant Dutch: olifant European Spanish: elefante Finnish: elefantti French: éléphant German: Elefant Greek: ελέφαντας Italian: elefante Japanese: ゾウ Korean: 코끼리 Norwegian: elefant Polish: słoń European Portuguese: elefante Romanian: elefant Russian: слон Latin American Spanish: elefante Swedish: elefant Thai: ช้าง Turkish: fil Ukrainian: слон Vietnamese: con voi All related terms of 'elephant' baby elephant a very young elephant bull elephant an adult male elephant elephant bird any of the large extinct flightless birds of the genus Aepyornis , remains of which have been found in Madagascar elephant fish a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii , of southwest Pacific waters , having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk elephant gun a powerful gun used in the hunting of big game elephant seal either of two large earless seals , Mirounga leonina of southern oceans or M. angustirostris of the N Atlantic , the males of which have a long trunklike snout sea elephant either of two very large, earless seals (genus Mirounga ) that are hunted for oil: the male has a long proboscis elephant grass any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace elephant shrew any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea , having an elongated nose , large ears, and long hind legs Indian elephant Elephas maximus white elephant If you describe something as a white elephant , you mean that it is a waste of money because it is completely useless. African elephant a type of elephant that is native to Africa Asiatic elephant often called Asian elephant elephant's-ear any aroid plant of the genus Colocasia, of tropical Asia and Polynesia , having very large heart-shaped leaves: grown for ornament and for their edible tubers a white elephant something, such as a new building, plan , or project that is a waste of money and completely useless elephant population If you refer to a particular type of population in a country or area, you are referring to all the people or animals of that type there. elephant's-foot a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales : family Dioscoreaceae white elephant stall a stall , usually at a fete or fundraising event, where unwanted possessions are sold elephant in the room an obvious truth deliberately ignored by all parties in a situation reperepe a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii , of southwest Pacific waters , having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk sengi any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea , having an elongated nose , large ears , and long hind legs the elephant in the room an obvious truth that is deliberately ignored by everyone in a situation Chinese translation of 'elephant' elephant (ˈɛlɪfənt) n (c) 大象 (dàxiàng) (头, tóu) related words related adjective elephantine name of male bull name of female cow name of young calf Synonyms of 'elephant' elephant Explore 'elephant' in the dictionary
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