elephant

noun

/ˈelɪfənt/

Idioms

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.象
- herds of elephants数群大象
- a bull elephant 一只雄象
- a baby elephant幼象
- a conservationist who cares for orphaned elephants一位关心孤儿象的生态保护者
see also white elephantTopics Animalsa1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- African
- Asian
- Indian
- …
… of elephants
- herd
verb + elephant
- hunt
- poach
- shoot
- …
elephant + verb
- trumpet
- charge
- stampede
- …
elephant + noun
- herd
- population
- tusk
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French elefant, via Latin from Greek elephas, elephant- ‘ivory, elephant’.

Idioms

the elephant in the room

a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it明摆着的难题；众所周知却避而不谈的事
- The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes.难题明摆着，就是要出钱行贿。
- There’s a big elephant in the room and it’s gun control.房间里有一只大象，它是枪支控制的。

词汇	elephant
释义	elephant noun /ˈelɪfənt/ /ˈelɪfənt/ Idioms 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.象 herds of elephants数群大象 a bull elephant 一只雄象 a baby elephant幼象 a conservationist who cares for orphaned elephants一位关心孤儿象的生态保护者 see also white elephantTopics Animalsa1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective African Asian Indian … … of elephants herd verb + elephant hunt poach shoot … elephant + verb trumpet charge stampede … elephant + noun herd population tusk … 词源Middle English: from Old French elefant, via Latin from Greek elephas, elephant- ‘ivory, elephant’. Idioms the elephant in the room a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it明摆着的难题；众所周知却避而不谈的事 The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes.难题明摆着，就是要出钱行贿。 There’s a big elephant in the room and it’s gun control.房间里有一只大象，它是枪支控制的。
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