camel

英 [ˈkæml]

美 [ˈkæml]

n.  骆驼

复数：camels　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM4TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7869 / COCA.6953

习惯用语

n.

the last/final strawthe straw that breaks the camel's back
• 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草；终于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事（或因素等）
  the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer

牛津词典

noun

• 骆驼
  an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods
  1. a camel coat
     驼毛外衣
• 骆驼
  an animal with a long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods
  1. a camel coat
     驼毛外衣

柯林斯词典

• → see:straw

英英释义

noun

• cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

双语例句

• I know what you said about the whole camel and straw thing.
  我了解你所说的关于骆驼和稻草人的事。
• The camel wanted to master the tent.
  骆驼想做帐篷的主人。
• It was good we brought one more camel.
  我们多带了一头骆驼真是太好了。
• A special breed of Arabian camel, the dromedary, has been developed for riding and racing.
  阿拉伯单峰骆驼是阿拉伯骆驼中的特殊品种，已经培育成适合乘坐和参加比赛。
• Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw to break the camel's back was the war.
  之后出现了经济衰退，财政收入下降，但致命的打击还是那场战争。
• This animal is called the Arabian camel, a long-legged beast with one large hump on its back.
  这种动物叫阿拉伯骆驼，一种腿长、背上长着一个大驼峰的动物。
• Not a water-storing hump like in a camel* but a frame-supporting like in a buffalo.
  并不是像骆驼那样用来储水的驼峰，而是像野牛那样的支撑骨架的峰。
• I like all kinds of animals: leopard, lion, pandas, elephant, monkey and camel.
  我喜欢各种各样的动物。豹，狮子，熊猫，大象，猴子和骆驼。
• It has a long neck, long legs, and a walk like a camel.
  它有长脖子和长腿，走起路来很像骆驼。
• I think the camel race is out.
  我想骆驼比赛结束了。