camel

IPA/ˈkæml/
KK[kˈæməl]IPA/ˈkæml/

camel — 名詞

  • camelsingular
  • camelsplural

1. a big animal with a very long neck and either one or two rounded fatty bumps on

1.名詞B1
釋義

駱駝

生活在沙漠的大型哺乳動物，背有駝峰

a big animal with a very long neck and either one or two rounded fatty bumps on the top of its body, often kept as a way to travel or move supplies through hot, dry deserts.

例句

Aiko watched the camel drink water after a long walk across the desert.

在沙漠長途跋涉後，Aiko 看著駱駝喝水。

countable noun; concrete scene with desert context

The farmer loaded boxes of fruit onto the back of his camel.

農夫把一箱箱水果裝上駱駝背。

used for carrying goods

常見搭配
  • desert camel
  • camel ride
  • camel train
  • camel hair
同義詞
  • dromedary

    a one-humped camel, faster and found in North Africa and the Middle East

用法筆記

Use a (Bactrian) camel for two humps and a dromedary (or Arabian camel) for one hump. In everyday speech, camel covers both types.

常見錯誤

A camel have a hump.
A camel has a hump.
camel is singular; the verb must agree (has, not have).

2. a warm fabric that is light brown in colour and has a soft, furry feel, made fro

2.名詞C1
釋義

駝毛料

駱駝毛製成的淺棕色軟布料

a warm fabric that is light brown in colour and has a soft, furry feel, made from camel hair or a mix of camel hair and sheep's wool, typically sewn into winter coats and jackets.

例句

Leila bought a heavy camel coat for the cold winter months ahead.

Leila 為了接下來寒冷的冬天買了一件厚重的駝毛料大衣。

collocation: camel coat

The tailor recommended camel because it is soft and keeps you warm.

裁縫師推薦駝毛料，因為它柔軟又保暖。

uncountable; used as fabric name

常見搭配
  • camel coat
  • camel jacket
  • camel hair
  • made of camel

用法筆記

This uncountable noun names the cloth itself ('a coat made of camel'), not an adjective describing colour. The colour sense is usually expressed as 'camel-coloured' or simply 'camel' as an adjective in fashion contexts.

常見錯誤

I wore a camel jacket' (meaning the animal is on the jacket).
I wore a camel-hair jacket.
use 'camel hair' or 'camel-coloured' to avoid ambiguity with the animal.
慣用語

the straw that breaks the camel's back

idiom

the last small problem or annoyance that makes you finally lose patience or give up, after many others before it.

壓垮駱駝的最後一根稻草

The leaky roof was the straw that broke the camel's back, so Priya decided to move out.

When the bus was late again, it was the straw that broke the camel's back for Tomás.

the last/final straw | the straw that breaks the camel’s back

idiom

A final small problem that makes you unable to deal with a difficult situation any longer.

壓垮駱駝的最後一根稻草

When the train was late again, it was the last straw for Maya.

Did the broken printer become the straw that broke the camel's back?

同根字

  • camel hair
    名詞C1
  • dromedary
    名詞C1
  • Bactrian
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • camel rider
  • camel driver
  • camel race
  • camel farm
  • camel milk
  • camel wool
  • camel train

常用片語

  • a herd of camels
  • a caravan of camels

介系詞搭配

  • on a camel
  • by camel