| 单词 | camel |
| 释义 | camel (once / 423 pages) n A camel is a four-legged desert animal that's slightly larger than a horse. Camels are distinctive for the humps on their backs. There are two types of camels: the single-humped or dromedary and the two-humped camel. The first kind lives in the Middle East and parts of Africa, while the second is found in Central Asia. All camels are well-suited to life in the desert, going long periods without water and able to withstand high heat. The word camel comes from the Greek kamelos, and may be related to the Arabic jamala, "to bear." WORD FAMILYcamel: camels USAGE EXAMPLESPitch 2 was an anemic office prank: a woman surprised by a screen saver of a camel. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) In Riyadh, the king supported a soup kitchen for the poor, the correspondent wrote, with “an oven large enough for a camel.” New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) A dusty city of 120,000 souls, it was founded a millennium ago for caravans of camels carrying salt and gold to west Africa. Economist(Oct 20, 2016) n cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions Hypo|Hyper Arabian camel, Camelus dromedarius, dromedary one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianustwo-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot |
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