elephant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛlɪfənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛləfənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(el′ə fənt)

Inflections of 'elephant' (n):
elephants
npl (All usages)
elephant
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The poachers are hunting elephant.")
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

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英语中文
elephant n (large pachyderm)SCSimplified Chinese 大象 dà xiàng
 An elephant at the zoo gave birth last week.
 公园里的一只大象上周生了小象。
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式：
英语中文
bull,
bull elephant n		 (male elephant)SCSimplified Chinese 公象
  SCSimplified Chinese 雄象
 A bull stared at the hunting group, challenging them to move.
 一头公象盯着狩猎者，挑战他们离开。
bull elephant n (male elephant)SCSimplified Chinese 公象
  SCSimplified Chinese 雄象
 Suddenly, a bull elephant came stampeding through the weeds.
calf,
elephant calf,
plural: elephant calves n		 (baby elephant)SCSimplified Chinese 小象 xiǎo xiàng
  SCSimplified Chinese 大象幼崽
 The elephant looked around warily, guarding her calf.
 大象警觉地四处张望，守卫着自己的小象。
elephant calf n (baby elephant)SCSimplified Chinese 小象 xiǎo xiàng
elephant gun n (hunting rifle)SCSimplified Chinese 大型猎枪 dà xíng liè qiāng
TCTraditional Chinese 大型獵槍
elephant gun n figurative (excessive response) (比喻)SCSimplified Chinese 杀鸡用牛刀, 大材小用
 The police used 'elephant gun' tactics against the demonstrators.
 警察对待示威者的方式是"杀鸡用牛刀"。
elephant seal (animal)SCSimplified Chinese 海象 hǎi xiàng
  SCSimplified Chinese 象海豹
elephant shrew (animal)SCSimplified Chinese 象鼩
the elephant in the room expr (obvious thing being ignored)SCSimplified Chinese 人尽皆知却没人愿意提起的事
  SCSimplified Chinese 房间里的大象
white elephant n figurative (unwanted item)SCSimplified Chinese 费钱费力而无用之物 fèi qián fèi lì ér wú yòng zhī wù
  SCSimplified Chinese 累赘之物
  SCSimplified Chinese 中看不中用的东西
white elephant n figurative (costly building project)SCSimplified Chinese 花费大但无用的项目
 This new rail line is turning out to be a white elephant; costs have soared, and it doesn't look like it will ever be finished.
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

elephant [ˈɛlɪfənt] n [c] 大象 dàxiàng [头 tóu]
在这些条目还发现'elephant'：
在英文解释里：
bull - bull elephant - calf - caparison - elephant calf - elephantine - heffalump - howdah - ivory - jumbo - mahout - mammoth - mastodon - pachyderm - trumpet - trunk
中文：
大象 - 象 - 象山

在单词列表中： Zoo animals, Circus terms, 更多……
习惯性搭配： the poaching of elephants (for their ivory), poached elephants (for their ivory), a [herd, stampede] of elephants, 更多……

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