英语词汇“elephant”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

an elephant in the room

Examples from literature

A baby elephant gets milk from its mother.
Although motor transportation is often used today, elephants are still an important way to travel.
And an elephant is inside its mother for 22 months.
But a female elephant stays with her mother.
Do you think zoo keepers feed elephants and play with monkeys all the time?
During adolescence, a male elephant leaves its mother and goes with a group of other young males.
Now, some people have started green tourist projects that keep elephants safe and give them good living conditions.
Thailand is also famous for another unusual type of transportation: elephants!
That cloud in the sky looks like an elephant!
That night the elephant was warm and happy.
A train of elephants could have crossed it in safety and comfort.
Bunny and Sue saw the elephants, the camels, the lions, and the tigers.
It is perhaps the largest of land animals, with the exception of the elephant.
Sometimes the elephants are not used to hunting tigers, and when they see the savage beasts they turn and run.
The elephant when tamed is an animal most gentle and most easily led to do whatever he is directed.

elephant | American Dictionary

elephant
noun[ C ]
us/ˈel·ə·fənt/
a very large, gray animal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick things up

Idiom

the elephant in the room

elephant | Business English

elephant
noun[ C ]
informaluk /ˈelɪfənt/us
a very large organization, often one that is slow to do things or react to events:
The elephant banks were once thought to be too large to fail.
Compare

gazelle
See also

white elephant

Examples of elephant

elephant
Even worse : on the ground there has hardly been any implication for borders, other than the release of elephants and other wildlife.
In conclusion, this species appears to be promoted by elephants, but can thrive without them.
In conclusion, the species can regenerate without elephants, but may have in the past been dispersed mostly by elephants.
Conversely, when graze is limited there will be higher utilization of acacias by elephants but also fires of low intensity.
Utilizing the nutritional needs of elephants, two low-cost strategies could be used to reduce crop-raiding behaviour.
Since other herbivores determine to a large extent the availability of grasses, they are likely to influence the decision of elephants to feed on browse.
The majority of the elephants using the park disperse during the wet season into surrounding areas to forage.
The damage elephants cause to the vegetation cover therefore has an indirect effect on other ungulate populations, which has considerable implications for management authorities.
Experiments were monitored every 2-7 d when fruits were palatable to elephants and every 2-4 wk when the flesh had rotted.
Using this annual growth rate, we can estimate that in 1971 there were 1200 elephants.
Essentially all marked fruits would have been available given that elephants ate fruits well before other fates occurred.
At the top left are depictions of two elephants.
Below the elephants is a giraffe with a typically exaggerated neck.
However, the elephants were not a great success and the role of the buffaloes was a limited one.
Significant costs from living with elephants and other types of wildlife are demonstrated.
See all examples of elephant
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations withelephant

elephant

These are words often used in combination with elephant.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

baby elephant
I was christened in those days "the babyelephant", the one who had a lot of guts and go but not much skill!
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
elephant dung
For germination trials, seeds were collected from fresh elephantdung (passed) and fresh fruits (unpassed) and planted in seedling cups filled with soil.
elephant grass
During the first and second seasons of 1997, stem tunnelling was significantly higher and cob weight significantly lower for maize without elephantgrass (table 3).
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
See all collocations with elephant

词汇	elephant
释义	elephant noun[ C ] uk /ˈel.ɪ.fənt/ us /ˈel.ə.fənt/ A2 a very large grey mammal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick things up象，大象 amriphoto/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Examples Measures must be taken to protect the world's depleted elephant population. In the past eight years, the elephant population in Africa has been halved.在过去的8年中，非洲大象的数量减少了一半。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Wild mammals aardvark anteater armadillo Bactrian bandicoot grizzly bear hedgehog hippopotamus honey possum javelina pangolin peccary pine marten platypus polar bear stoat sugar glider tamandua tapir Tasmanian devil Idiom an elephant in the room Examples from literature A baby elephant gets milk from its mother. Although motor transportation is often used today, elephants are still an important way to travel. And an elephant is inside its mother for 22 months. But a female elephant stays with her mother. Do you think zoo keepers feed elephants and play with monkeys all the time? During adolescence, a male elephant leaves its mother and goes with a group of other young males. Now, some people have started green tourist projects that keep elephants safe and give them good living conditions. Thailand is also famous for another unusual type of transportation: elephants! That cloud in the sky looks like an elephant! That night the elephant was warm and happy. A train of elephants could have crossed it in safety and comfort. Bunny and Sue saw the elephants, the camels, the lions, and the tigers. It is perhaps the largest of land animals, with the exception of the elephant. Sometimes the elephants are not used to hunting tigers, and when they see the savage beasts they turn and run. The elephant when tamed is an animal most gentle and most easily led to do whatever he is directed. elephant \| American Dictionary elephant noun[ C ] us/ˈel·ə·fənt/ a very large, gray animal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick things up Idiom the elephant in the room elephant \| Business English elephant noun[ C ] informaluk /ˈelɪfənt/us a very large organization, often one that is slow to do things or react to events: The elephant banks were once thought to be too large to fail. Compare gazelle See also white elephant Examples of elephant elephant Even worse : on the ground there has hardly been any implication for borders, other than the release of elephants and other wildlife. In conclusion, this species appears to be promoted by elephants, but can thrive without them. In conclusion, the species can regenerate without elephants, but may have in the past been dispersed mostly by elephants. Conversely, when graze is limited there will be higher utilization of acacias by elephants but also fires of low intensity. Utilizing the nutritional needs of elephants, two low-cost strategies could be used to reduce crop-raiding behaviour. Since other herbivores determine to a large extent the availability of grasses, they are likely to influence the decision of elephants to feed on browse. The majority of the elephants using the park disperse during the wet season into surrounding areas to forage. The damage elephants cause to the vegetation cover therefore has an indirect effect on other ungulate populations, which has considerable implications for management authorities. Experiments were monitored every 2-7 d when fruits were palatable to elephants and every 2-4 wk when the flesh had rotted. Using this annual growth rate, we can estimate that in 1971 there were 1200 elephants. Essentially all marked fruits would have been available given that elephants ate fruits well before other fates occurred. At the top left are depictions of two elephants. Below the elephants is a giraffe with a typically exaggerated neck. However, the elephants were not a great success and the role of the buffaloes was a limited one. Significant costs from living with elephants and other types of wildlife are demonstrated. See all examples of elephant These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withelephant elephant These are words often used in combination with elephant. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. baby elephant I was christened in those days "the babyelephant", the one who had a lot of guts and go but not much skill! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 elephant dung For germination trials, seeds were collected from fresh elephantdung (passed) and fresh fruits (unpassed) and planted in seedling cups filled with soil. elephant grass During the first and second seasons of 1997, stem tunnelling was significantly higher and cob weight significantly lower for maize without elephantgrass (table 3). These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with elephant
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