如题所述
elephant
n.象
Either of two very large herbivorous mammals, Elephas maximus of south-central Asia or Loxodonta africana of Africa, having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensile trunk, upper incisors forming long, curved tusks of ivory, and, in the African species, large, fan-shaped ears.
Any of various extinct or living animals related to either of these two animals.
Middle English elefaunt
fromOld French olifant
fromVulgar Latin *olifantus
fromLatin elephantus
fromGreek elephas elephant-
Either of two very large herbivorous mammals, Elephas maximus of south-central Asia or Loxodonta africana of Africa, having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensile trunk, upper incisors forming long, curved tusks of ivory, and, in the African species, large, fan-shaped ears.
象两种巨大的食草哺乳动物，中南亚的 象属或者非洲的 非洲象属中的一种，皮肤坚厚，无毛，长有一条长的柔韧的可以卷曲的鼻子，上颚二门齿发展为长而弯的象牙。非洲象属有巨大的扇形状的耳朵。
Any of various extinct or living animals related to either of these two animals.
象属动物任何一种绝种的或尚存在的与上述两种动物中一种有关的动物
Middle English elefaunt
中古英语elefaunt
fromOld French olifant
源自古法语 olifant
fromVulgar Latin *olifantus
源自俗拉丁语 *olifantus
fromLatin elephantus
源自拉丁语 elephantus
fromGreek elephas elephant-
源自希腊语elephas elephant-
n.
【动】象
起伏干扰
波纹[瓦垅]铁
(20×27至23×30英寸的)大号图画纸
同类中特别巨大的品种
刻槽机
【刷】象裁
elephant dugout
【军】大壕沟, 大防空洞
elephant transformer
无套管式高压屋内变压器
elephant trunk
象鼻管; 溜管
as thick skinned as an elephant
不听人劝; 感觉迟钝
rogue elephant
离群的凶猛野象
see theelephant
[美俚]见世面; 开眼界; 经世故
get a look at theelephant
[美俚]见世面; 开眼界; 经世故
show the elephant
[俚]展示大都市的景物
white elephant
(泰国、印度视为神象的)白象
[喻]无用而累赘的东西; 沉重的包袱; 成为负担或招致亏损的财产
[美]物主不要而对别人可能有用的东西
elephant
n.象, 一种纸张的尺寸
