elephantine

[美國]/ˌelɪˈfæntaɪn/
[英國]/ˌelɪˈfæntiːn/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

adj. 巨大的笨拙的,沉重的

短語搭配

elephantine ears

大象般的耳朵

elephantine size

巨大的體型

elephantine strength

象一般的力量

例句

there was an elephantine thud from the bathroom.

浴室傳來一聲沉悶的巨響。

the elephantine size of the vehicle

車輛巨大的尺寸

the elephantine strength of the athlete

運動員像大象一樣的力量

the elephantine movements of the dancer

舞者像大象一樣的動作

the elephantine footsteps of the giant

巨人像大象一樣的腳步

the elephantine noise of the machinery

機器像大象一樣的噪音

原聲例句

Overhead and all around came the elephantine sounds of hundreds of students on the move.

他們的頭頂上和周圍響起幾百個學生同時走動的嘈雜聲。

來源: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Maybe an " elephantine tooth fairy" dropped it off after leaving a carrot under its pillow.

也許一個“大象牙仙”將胡蘿蔔放在枕頭下面後時將它掉下來了。

來源: CNN 10 Student English Compilation August 2019

But the bigger question is why animals play such an elephantine role in our expressions

但是更大的疑問是,爲何動物會在口語中有這麼大(大象一樣)的份量。

來源: "Minute Earth" Fun Science Popularization

Geltor, a startup that has raised more than $100m, opted for a different extinct, elephantine species.

Geltor是一家融資超過1億美元的初創公司,它選擇了另一種已經滅絕的大象物種。

來源: The Economist - Technology

On the New Jersey shore in the city of Margate, there's been an " elephantine" presence since 1881.

自1881年以來,在新澤西的馬蓋特市海岸上,就一直有一個“似象的”的東西存在。

來源: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

The elephantine flying horses that had pulled the carriage were now grazing in a makeshift paddock alongside it.

拉馬車的那幾匹大象般巨大的飛馬正在馬車旁一個臨時圈起的圍場裏喫草。

來源: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Old six-foot Snodgrass looms on high, With elephantine grace, And beams upon the company, With brown and jovial face.

六英尺高的老斯諾德格拉斯在高處若隱若現, 帶着大象般的優雅,帶着棕色而快樂的臉龐向着人羣微笑。

來源: "Little Women" original version

Huge elephantine forms, the mastodon, the hippopotamus, the tapir, antelopes of monstrous size, the megatherium, and the myledon—all, for the moment, in juxtaposition.

巨大的象形動物、乳齒象、河馬、貘、體型巨大的羚羊、巨獸和棘齒象——目前, 所有這些都並列在一起。

來源: A pair of blue eyes (Part 2)

Of particular interest are the most elephantine members of the elephant bird herd, ' Like the one with the giant leg bones that James mentioned.

特別令人感興趣的是象鳥羣中最像象的成員,就像詹姆斯提到的那些腿骨巨大的成員。

來源: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

Arthur did not answer. He looked at Haddo curiously. He asked himself whether he believed seriously these preposterous things, or whether he was amusing himself in an elephantine way at their expense.

亞瑟沒有回答。他好奇地看着哈多。他問自己,他是否真的相信這些荒謬的事情,或者他是否在以他們爲代價以大象的方式自娛自樂。

來源: Magician

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