pachyderm

英 [ˈpækidɜːm] 美 [ˈpækidɜːrm]

n.  厚皮动物(如大象)

复数:pachyderms

COCA.33936



牛津词典

noun

  1. 厚皮动物(如大象)
    a type of animal with a very thick skin, for example, an elephant

    柯林斯词典

    1. 厚皮动物(如大象、犀牛等)
      A pachyderm is a large thick-skinned animal such as an elephant or rhinoceros.

      双语例句

      1. How do you keep a pachyderm out of your garden?
        怎样才能让大象远离你家的花园?
      2. Rounded up in Mysore, India's famous wild elephant drive, a pint-size pachyderm splashes through a stream between two adults, all destined for domestication.
        印度著名的野象之路在迈索尔聚集,一头小号厚皮动物正在两头大象之间水花四溅地度过一条小溪,它们以后都将被驯化。
      3. The now retired pachyderm hauled timber in the Andaman Islands for30 years.
        现在,这只已经退休的大家伙在安达曼岛上从事拉木材这种工作已经30年了。
      4. Phong, a four-year-old male elephant, plays a xylophone in an11-piece pachyderm orchestra conducted by US conservationist Richard Lair ( R) at Thailand's Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang.
        在泰国喃邦府大象保护中心,名为“朋”的四岁小象正在11只厚皮动物乐队中演奏木琴,乐队指挥是美国生态资源保护主义者理查德-赖尔(右)。
      5. Because who doesn't love a pachyderm and a happy ending?
        推荐理由:谁不喜欢厚皮类动物和美好的结局呢?

      英英释义

      noun

      1. any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant