elephantine 详细解释

elephantine

[.eli'fæntain]

adj.象的, 巨大的,粗笨的

词义辨析

同义参见:

bulky  

英英释义

形容词 elephantine:

of great mass; huge and bulky

同义词:gargantuan, giant, jumbo

补充

elephantineelephantine英:[ˌeliˈfæntain] 美:[ˌɛləˈfænˌtin, -ˌtaɪn, ˈɛləfən-]adj.1.象的2.巨大的3.笨拙的, 沉重的

例句

1. a domed elephantine building一幢巨大的拱形建筑物 2. His legs were elephantine.他的双腿非常粗壮。 3. He was coming along the landing; she heard his elephantine tread.他正沿着楼梯的平台走过来;她听到了他沉重的脚步声。 4. his elephantine wit他笨嘴笨舌的妙语 5. there was an elephantine thud from the bathroom.浴室传来一声沉闷的巨响。 6. a problem of elephantine [=massive] proportions巨大的问题 7. He has an elephantine ego.他非常自我。 8. elephantine movements笨拙的移动