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

• That camel has just shed.
  那只骆驼刚脱了毛。
• One-humped camel of the hot deserts of North Africa and southwestern Asia.
  非洲北部和亚洲西南部炎热的沙漠中有一个肉峰的骆驼。
• You fight like a lame camel you are losing me this war.
  你像一个残废的骆驼一样打仗，你正在输掉这场战斗。
• 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。
• It was good we brought one more camel.
  我们多带了一头骆驼真是太好了。
• But one starry evening, the old camel died.
  可是在一个星光灿烂的夜晚，老骆驼死了。
• The camel wanted to master the tent.
  骆驼想做帐篷的主人。
• 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。
• Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in the shape of a camel?
  你看到那边形状几乎像头骆驼的云了吗？
• Fine. I'll stay here with camel toe.
  好，我和骆驼趾待在一起。