"elephant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大象

Definition

一種非常大的動物，有長鼻子、大耳朵和粗壯的腿。大象是哺乳動物，以體型龐大、聰明以及羣體聯繫緊密而聞名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞通常指這種動物。常見搭配有 'African elephant'、'Asian elephant' 和 'baby elephant'。它也常出現在習語 'the elephant in the room' 中，意思是大家都知道卻故意不談的明顯問題。

Examples

The elephant is drinking water.

這頭**大象**正在喝水。

We saw a big elephant at the zoo.

我們在動物園看到了一頭大**象**。

A baby elephant stayed close to its mother.

小**象**一直待在媽媽旁邊。

That backpack is huge—you packed like you're going on safari to photograph elephants.

那個揹包也太大了——你收拾得像是要去參加野外旅行拍**大象**一樣。

The documentary showed how elephants communicate with each other over long distances.

那部紀錄片展示了**大象**如何進行遠距離交流。

Nobody wanted to mention the budget cuts, but they were the elephant in the room.

沒人想提預算削減的問題，但那就是房間裡的**大象**。