elephantine

释义

adj.象的; 巨大的; 笨拙的; 沉重的

实用场景例句

The elephantine proportions resulted in his clumsy gestures.

他那如象般庞大的体型导致了笨拙的姿态。

金山词霸

His arms and legs were elephantine in their sheer bulk and strength.

他的胳膊和腿在大块头和力量方面如同象腿一般。

金山词霸

These elephantine oddities seem to carry a message. Each artist has an idiosyncratic eye.

这些笨拙的古怪作品好象在传达着一个信息, 即每个艺术家都有着个性化的眼睛.

期刊摘选

Their daughter is quite plump but their son is positively elephantine.

他们的女儿很胖;可是儿子呢,简直像大象.

辞典例句

India's current rulers, the mahouts to an elephantine state, seem at least to understand this.

印度现在的执政者, 至少应该明白这点:就是应该像一个管象人一样管理这个大象似的国家.

期刊摘选

These elephantine oddities seem to carry messages.

这些笨拙的古怪作品似乎在传达信息。

辞典例句

His legs were of such elephantine proportions that they dwarfed those of most large animals.

他的双腿有着大象般的巨大尺寸，使大多数大型动物的腿相形见绌。

金山词霸

英英释义

Adjective

1. of great mass; huge and bulky;

"a jumbo jet"

"jumbo shrimp"