elephants
elephants — 名詞
- elephantssingular
- elephantsesplural
1. the largest animal that lives on land, found in Africa and Asia; it has thick gr
大象
陸地上最大的動物，有長鼻和象牙
the largest animal that lives on land, found in Africa and Asia; it has thick grey skin, a long nose (called a trunk) that it uses like a hand to pick things up, and two long white teeth (called tusks) that grow out from its mouth
Adisa saw a big group of elephants walking across a field in Kenya.
Adisa 在肯亞看到一大群大象走過田野。
collocation: a group of elephants
Hassan's teacher said an elephant can pick up a small fruit with its nose.
Hassan 的老師說大象可以用鼻子從地上拿起小水果。
that-clause for reporting facts
Diego gave some food to a young elephant at a large park in Thailand.
Diego 在泰國的一個大公園裡給了一頭小象一些食物。
Saira watched a mother elephant and her baby walk slowly to the river.
Saira 看著大象媽媽帶著象寶寶慢慢地走向河邊。
A worker asked Hui to wait when an elephant walked onto the road.
工作人員請 Hui 等一下，因為一頭大象走上了馬路。
- pachyderm
a scientific word for thick-skinned animals that includes elephants, rhinos, and hippos; not used in everyday English
文法句型
an elephant
[number] + elephants
a herd of elephants
用法筆記
The singular form is 'elephant' (without -s). Use 'an elephant' for one animal and 'elephants' for more than one. When speaking about the species in general, the plural form is common: 'Elephants are the largest land animals.'