el·e·phant
noun/ˈelɪfənt/
/ˈelɪfənt/
Idioms - a very large animal with thick grey skin, large ears, two curved outer teeth called tusks and a long nose called a trunk. There are two types of elephant, the African and the Asian.
象 - herds of elephants
象群 - a bull elephant
公象 - a baby elephant
幼象 - a conservationist who cares for orphaned elephants
一位关心孤儿象的生态保护者
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- African
- Asian
- Indian
- …
- herd
- hunt
- poach
- shoot
- …
- trumpet
- charge
- stampede
- …
- herd
- population
- tusk
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French elefant, via Latin from Greek elephas, elephant- ‘ivory, elephant’. - herds of elephants
Idioms
the elephant in the room
- a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it
明摆着的难题；众所周知却避而不谈的事 - The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes.
难题明摆着，就是要出钱行贿。 - There’s a big elephant in the room and it’s gun control.
房间里有一头大象，而且是枪支管制。
- The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes.