dromedary
IPA/ˈdrɒmədəri/
KK[drˈɑmədˌɛri]IPA/ˈdrɑːməderi/
dromedary — noun
- dromedarysingular
- dromedariesplural
1. a camel from hot, dry parts of Africa and Asia that has a single hump
1.名詞B2
釋義
a camel from hot, dry parts of Africa and Asia that has a single hump
例句
Adina rode a dromedary along the desert trail near the old fort.
collocation: ride a dromedary
A dromedary knelt by the market while Minh loaded two water jars.
Owen pointed at the dromedary's hump during the museum talk on desert life.
Yasmin fed the dromedary dry grass at the farm outside town.
The guide explained that a dromedary can travel far with little water.
用法筆記
This word normally refers to the one-humped camel kept in hot desert regions. Use 'Bactrian camel' for the two-humped species.
常見錯誤
❌We saw a dromedary with two humps.
✅We saw a Bactrian camel with two humps.
💡A dromedary has one hump, not two.
❌The dromedary is a cold-mountain animal.
✅The dromedary is a desert animal.
💡Dromedaries are associated with hot, dry regions.