dromedary
IPA/ˈdrɒmədəri/
KK[drˈɑmədˌɛri]IPA/ˈdrɑːməderi/
dromedary — 名詞
- dromedarysingular
- dromedariesplural
1. a camel from hot, dry parts of Africa and Asia that has a single hump
1.名詞B2
釋義
單峰駝
背上只有一個駝峰的駱駝
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.
Adina 沿著舊堡附近的沙漠小路騎著單峰駝前進。
collocation: ride a dromedary
A dromedary knelt by the market while Minh loaded two water jars.
一隻單峰駝跪在市集旁時，Minh 正把兩個水罐搬到牠背上。
Owen pointed at the dromedary's hump during the museum talk on desert life.
在博物館的沙漠生活導覽中，Owen 指著單峰駝的駝峰。
Yasmin fed the dromedary dry grass at the farm outside town.
Yasmin 在鎮外的農場餵單峰駝吃乾草。
The guide explained that a dromedary can travel far with little water.
導遊解釋說，單峰駝靠很少的水也能走很遠。
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.