elephantine

[美]/ˌelɪˈfæntaɪn/
[英]/ˌelɪˈfæntiːn/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 巨大的笨拙的,沉重的

短语搭配

elephantine ears

大象般的耳朵

elephantine size

巨大的体型

elephantine strength

象一般的力量

例句

there was an elephantine thud from the bathroom.

浴室传来一声沉闷的巨响。

the elephantine size of the vehicle

车辆巨大的尺寸

the elephantine strength of the athlete

运动员像大象一样的力量

the elephantine movements of the dancer

舞者像大象一样的动作

the elephantine footsteps of the giant

巨人像大象一样的脚步

the elephantine noise of the machinery

机器像大象一样的噪音

原声例句

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

他们的头顶上和周围响起几百个学生同时走动的嘈杂声。

来源: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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

也许一个“大象牙仙”将胡萝卜放在枕头下面后时将它掉下来了。

来源: CNN 10 Student English Compilation August 2019

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

但是更大的疑问是,为何动物会在口语中有这麽大(大象一样)的份量。

来源: "Minute Earth" Fun Science Popularization

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

Geltor是一家融资超过1亿美元的初创公司,它选择了另一种已经灭绝的大象物种。

来源: The Economist - Technology

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

自1881年以来,在新泽西的马盖特市海岸上,就一直有一个“似象的”的东西存在。

来源: 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.

拉马车的那几匹大象般巨大的飞马正在马车旁一个临时圈起的围场里吃草。

来源: 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.

六英尺高的老斯诺德格拉斯在高处若隐若现, 带着大象般的优雅,带着棕色而快乐的脸庞向着人群微笑。

来源: "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.

巨大的象形动物、乳齿象、河马、貘、体型巨大的羚羊、巨兽和棘齿象——目前, 所有这些都并列在一起。

来源: 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.

特别令人感兴趣的是象鸟群中最像象的成员,就像詹姆斯提到的那些腿骨巨大的成员。

来源: 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.

亚瑟没有回答。他好奇地看着哈多。他问自己,他是否真的相信这些荒谬的事情,或者他是否在以他们为代价以大象的方式自娱自乐。

来源: Magician

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