elephant
美 [ˈeləfənt] 
英 [ˈelɪfənt]
- n.象；【动】大象；〈比喻〉体积庞大的人或物；(美国)共和党的象征
- 网络小象；大象吹泡泡；枪象
词形变化
复数：elephants
英汉双解
1. | 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. |
| herds of elephants/elephant herds 象群 |
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习惯用语
the elephant in the room
明摆着的难题；众所周知却避而不谈的事a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it
| The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes. 难题明摆着，就是要付贿款。 |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
Any man with eyes in his head can see that the elephant is exactly like a rope.
任何头上长眼睛的人都看得出，这头象完全像一根绳子。
God brought all the animals to Adam one at a time to be given their names. "Elephant" , he would say, or "Tiger" , or "Porcupine" .
上帝把所有的动物，亚当一次一个应给予他们的名字。“大象”，他会说，或者“虎”或“豪猪”。
Aquarius elephant back in mosaic clock, behind the engraved produced in London.
水瓶座大象回到马赛克时钟，背后刻在伦敦生产。
Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus which was near there.
几个男孩告诉他是大象弄坏的，男子不相信，（于是）孩子们把他带到附近的马戏团。
"Tusker was the resident Charara elephant . . . he was a legend and a great favorite of tourists and locals alike, " he said.
他说：“Tusker是Charara当地的大象。。。它是一个传说，是游客和当地人非常喜爱的动物。”
When he got married, he took elephant, lion and monkeys to his wedding.
他结婚时，带着大象、骆驼、狮子和猴子去参加他的婚礼。
"Lord elephant, " said the man, "I lost all sense of direction, became hopelessly lost, and was afraid I would die! "
他回答：“尊敬的大象，我完全迷路了，感到极度无助。我怕我会死啊！”
Bird was hatched, he called out her mother elephant, the elephant has been a strong cried.
小鸟终于出壳了，他叫了大象一声妈妈，一直坚强的大象流下了眼泪。
Cao Chong ordered the elephant to an empty boat, to see how deep draft vessels, inscribed with marks on both sides of the ship's side.
曹冲命人把大象牵到空船上，看船吃水有多深，在船舷两边刻上记号。
Since the dog had gotten used to being around the elephant, he had lost his fear. So he did not bark at him.
因为狗习惯了呆在大象的身边，他不再畏惧大象，也不再对着象叫。
The circus failed to satisfy the child's hope for there was no elephant.
这马戏团因为没有大象，使这孩子大失所望。
As these thoughts passed through his mind, he met an elephant, and came near to hold a conversation with him.
正当这些想法掠过脑海时，狮子碰见一头大象，于是，走近大象，和他聊聊。
My Google car lost its internet connection near Elephant and Castle and I've had to run the last mile to the office.
我的谷歌（Google）汽车在大象城堡（ElephantandCastle）附近掉线了，我不得不跑完这最后的一英里回到办公室。
A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it.
在东非发现的合欢树似乎保护免受大象的破坏，在树上有蚂蚁生活在那里！
Lilundu the orphan elephant found a safe place after her mother was killed.
孤儿小象利伦嘟在妈妈被杀害之后找到了一个安全的住所。
At least part of the reason for these botched calls must be the elephant-sized conflict of interest.
造成这些拙劣的呼吁部分原因至少是存在重大的利益冲突。
The elephant is the closest modern relative of the mammoth, a huge woolly mammal believed to have died out with the last Ice Age.
一般认为全身多毛的猛犸象灭绝于上一个冰河世纪，而大象是现存的与猛犸象亲缘关系最近的动物。
Summer rain, in the dark night, always keep the elephant is a kind of talk, use the language, in the heart of you tell it.
夏天的雨，在黑夜里不停的淋漓，总象是一种倾诉，用那一种语言，在告诉着你它心底的忧伤。
Off the bikes you'll take a flight out to Everest, go on an elephant safari and hot air balloon over the Kathmandu Valley.
下了摩托车你可以乘飞机去喜马拉雅山观光，可以骑大象去巡游，或者乘上热气球在加德满都山谷飞行。价格从5994英镑起。
A woman came up to the elephant and looked at its ears carefully.
一个女人走过来认真地看着大象的耳朵
"Anybody who marries one of us needs the patience of an elephant, " said Byron.
“谁要是跟我们家的人结婚，就得有大象般的耐性，”拜伦说。
The President said with almost boyish gratification, "Oh, a politician has to borrow the virtues of the elephant, Pug. "
总统带着有点孩子气的得意神气说：“啊，帕格，一个搞政治的就得学习大象的美德。”
That standard lamp is a real white elephant-it doesn't work and it doesn't go with the rest of the furniture.
那台落地台灯真是个累赘--它不好使，而且跟别的家具不相配。
The elephant pounded into the rice field.
大家脚步沉重地走入稻田。
One day an old Elephant sought refuge from the heat of the sun in the shade of the woods where the Carpenters worked.
一天，一头老年的大象到木匠们干活的森林里来，想在树荫下躲避烈日。
Even the blindest person must see that this elephant isn't like any of the things you name.
即使是瞎透的人也会看见大象并不像你们所形容的那样。
Purple although not the elephant red is so very hot, its seem to be can also burn exhausted ll things so and quickly by the elephant red.
紫色虽不象红色那么火热，但它似乎也可以象红色那么快的烧尽所有的东西。
The former method simply consists of setting an elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected of him.
强硬法就是驱象去干活，把它打顺从为止。
That is all right! The felling letting the elephant that I enjoy once you to say float in the sky.
那好吧！就让我享受一次你说的象在天上飘的感觉。
Impossibly, this kind of lock key is Germany manufacturing, not easy make copy, I dare to say to be an elephant what you say so.
不可能，这种锁钥是德国制造，不容易仿制，我敢说绝对不是象你所说的那样。
The elephant turned to face the man and, with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments.
大象转身面对的人，一个相当好奇的看它的脸，盯着他看了一些紧张的时刻。
Maggie's weight-loss program started more than a year ago, Lampi said, "She was slightly heavy for an elephant. "
一年多前，麦吉开始了减肥。兰皮说：“作为一头大象，它稍微有点超重。”
The driver didn't understand why. but the elephant went up to him. picked him up and put him on the ground.
司机不知道为什么。但是大象向他走来。把他举起并且把它放在地上。
The monkey ran quickly up the tree, and threw the rich, ripe fruit to the ground. The elephant put the fruit in his mouth.
猴子很快爬到树上，把那些熟透了的果子都装进自己的大嘴里。
That would be the equivalent of a human lifting around the weight of an African elephant.
这就好比于人类举起一头非洲象。
over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, l never forget anything have been told!
经过一段时间，我的记忆力提高了很多，就像一只大象，我从没忘记过任何被告知过的事情。
An elephant said to a mouse , "no doubt that you are the smallest and most useless thing that I have ever seen . "
一头大象对一只小老鼠说：“你无疑是我见过的最小、最没用的东西。”
"The drill hole is just a pinprick on an elephant's back, " he said.
“钻井对于整个岩浆体来说只不过是大象背上的一个小针孔。”马施说。
"What's the matter to do with the creek? " the elephant and the brown bear looked each other , said in a bewildered look.
大象和棕熊互相看着，不解地问：“这和小溪有什么关系？”
When the old man heard the king's reply, he took his two sons to the royal elephant stables and selected twenty of the best elephants.
老人听到国王的答复后，就带着他的两个儿子赴了皇家象厩，挑选了二十头非常健壮的大象（elephant）。
A book that compares the human brain with that of the elephant.
一本比较人脑与象脑的书。
If you just read a little here and memorize a few words there, it's like the blind feeling an elephant, you'll never learn English well.
像你这样东读一点，西背一点地记单词，就像盲人摸象，是学不好英语的。
It's basically like trying to breath, as a doctor said, while having an elephant standing on your chest. So, that idea disappeared.
但那实在是不太可能，基本上就如医生所说，情况如同一头大象踩住你胸口的同时你还非得呼吸一样。这个法子看来也行不通。
Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told!
随着时间的推移，我的记忆能力发展得如此之快，就像一头大象一样，我从来不会忘记告诉我的任何事情！
