单词 | dromedary |
释义 | dromedary From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Animalsdromedarydrom‧e‧da‧ry /ˈdrɒmədəri $ ˈdrɑːməderi/ noun (plural dromedaries)[countable]HBA a camel with one hump on its backExamples from the Corpusdromedary• A dromedary, to be precise, the one-humped variety, also known as ships of the desert.• I was to behave like a kind of white-skinned rani to whom such things as tightening girths and punishing dromedaries were unthinkable.• Everything was in good order, a Rolls-Royce dromedary.Origin dromedary (1200-1300) Old French dromedaire, from Greek dromas “running” |
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