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elephant

noun
 
/ˈelɪfənt/
/ˈelɪfənt/
Idioms
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  1. 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数群大象
    • a bull elephant 一只雄象
    • 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
    see also white elephantTopics Animalsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • African
    • Asian
    • Indian
    • …
    … of elephants
    • herd
    verb + elephant
    • hunt
    • poach
    • shoot
    • …
    elephant + verb
    • trumpet
    • charge
    • stampede
    • …
    elephant + noun
    • herd
    • population
    • tusk
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French elefant, via Latin from Greek elephas, elephant- ‘ivory, elephant’.
Idioms
the elephant in the room
  1. 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.房间里有一只大象，它是枪支控制的。

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