elephantine

GRE

英[ˌelɪˈfæntaɪn]
美[ˌelɪˈfæntin]

基本释义

adj.
象的; 巨大的; 笨拙的; 沉重的

实用例句

...elephantine clumsiness...

因块头大而造成的笨拙

His legs were elephantine.

他的腿很粗壮。

These elephantine oddities seem to carry a message. Each artist has an idiosyncratic eye.

这些笨拙的古怪作品好象在传达着一个信息, 即每个艺术家都有着个性化的眼睛.

期刊摘选

Their daughter is quite plump but their son is positively elephantine.

他们的女儿很胖;可是儿子呢,简直像大象.

辞典例句

India's current rulers, the mahouts to an elephantine state, seem at least to understand this.

印度现在的执政者, 至少应该明白这点:就是应该像一个管象人一样管理这个大象似的国家.

期刊摘选

These elephantine oddities seem to carry messages.

这些笨拙的古怪作品似乎在传达信息。

辞典例句

His legs were elephantine.

他的腿很粗壮。

柯林斯例句

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. of great mass; huge and bulky;

    "a jumbo jet"

    "jumbo shrimp"

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