"camel" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 骆驼

Definition

骆驼是一种体型较大的哺乳动物，背上有一个或两个驼峰，常见于沙漠，以能长时间不喝水闻名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“camel”只指沙漠中的骆驼，英文中有区分单峰（dromedary）和双峰（Bactrian camel）；有时也比喻能吃苦耐劳。

Examples

A camel can survive many days without water.

一只**骆驼**可以很多天不喝水生存。

The camel has two humps on its back.

这只**骆驼**背上有两个驼峰。

People use the camel to carry goods across the desert.

人们用**骆驼**在沙漠中运送货物。

I rode a camel for the first time on my trip to Egypt.

我第一次去埃及时骑了**骆驼**。

Some call the camel the 'ship of the desert' because it travels so well over sand.

有些人称**骆驼**为“沙漠之舟”，因为它能在沙子上走得很好。

That color looks kind of camel, like light brown or beige.

那个颜色有点像**骆驼**色，就是淡棕或米色。