giraffe

IPA/dʒəˈrɑːf/
KK[dʒɚˈæf]IPA/dʒəˈræf/

giraffe — 名詞

  • giraffesingular
  • giraffesplural

1. a very tall wild animal from Africa that has an unusually long neck, thin legs,

1.名詞A2
釋義

長頸鹿

非洲高大動物，脖子長且有斑紋

a very tall wild animal from Africa that has an unusually long neck, thin legs, and a spotted coat

例句

Yan pointed at the giraffe eating leaves from the tallest tree.

Yan 指著那隻正在最高那棵樹上吃葉子的長頸鹿。

pattern: giraffe + eat leaves from a tree

The baby giraffe stood beside its mother a few minutes after birth.

那隻小長頸鹿出生幾分鐘後就站在媽媽身旁。

collocation: baby giraffe / giraffe calf

文法句型

a/the giraffe

giraffes (plural)

giraffe calf

用法筆記

Often appears in descriptions of zoos, wildlife parks, and African grasslands. For the young animal, English often uses 'calf', as in 'a giraffe calf'.

常見錯誤

❌We saw three giraffe at the zoo.
✅We saw three giraffes at the zoo.
💡Add -s for the regular plural form.
❌The giraffe lifted its long throat to the branch.
✅The giraffe lifted its long neck to the branch.
💡Use 'neck' for the outside body part; 'throat' refers to the inside passage.