giraffe是一个英语单词,它是一个名词,它的意思有:
1、长颈鹿
2、鹿豹座
3、斜井提升矿车
4、地面翻(矿)车装置
5、多层箕斗, 高空工作升降台
美国传统词典(双解)
giraffe
gi.raffe
AHD:[j…-r²f“]
D.J.[d9*6r#f]
K.K.[d9*6r#f]
n.(名词)
【复数】 gi.raffes 或 giraffe
An African ruminant mammal(Giraffa camelopardalis) having a very long neck and legs, a tan coat with orange-brown to black blotches, and short horns. It is the tallest land animal, often reaching a height of 5 meters (16½ feet), and feeds principally by browsing in the tree canopy of wooded grasslands.
长颈鹿:一种非洲的反刍哺乳动物(长颈鹿) ,有很长的脖子和腿,有黄褐色到黑色的斑点和短短的角。它是陆上最高的动物,经常达到5米高(16.5英尺)。主要吃长满树木的草原上的树木顶端嫩叶
语源
French girafe
法语 girafe
from Italian giraffa
源自 意大利语 giraffa
from Arabic dialectal zir³h
源自 阿拉伯方言 zir³h
[probably of African origin]
[可能源自非洲]
英英词典
giraffe
giraffes
Noun
tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
(synonym) camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis
(hypernym) ruminant
(hyponym) okapi, Okapia johnstoni
(member-holonym) Giraffa, genus Giraffa