"camel" in Chinese (Traditional)
駱駝
Definition
駱駝是一種大型哺乳動物,背上有一個或兩個駝峯,常見於沙漠,因能長時間不喝水而著名。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“camel”特指沙漠中的駱駝,英文有單峯(dromedary)和雙峯(Bactrian camel)之分;有時也比喻耐勞耐苦的人。
Examples
A camel can survive many days without water.
一隻**駱駝**可以很多天不喝水地生存。
The camel has two humps on its back.
這隻**駱駝**背上有兩個駝峯。
People use the camel to carry goods across the desert.
人們用**駱駝**在沙漠裡運送貨物。
I rode a camel for the first time on my trip to Egypt.
我第一次去埃及時騎了**駱駝**。
Some call the camel the 'ship of the desert' because it travels so well over sand.
有些人稱**駱駝**為「沙漠之舟」,因為牠在沙地上行走自如。
That color looks kind of camel, like light brown or beige.
那顏色有點**駱駝**色,像淺棕或米色。