词汇 | giraffe |
释义 | giraffeWord family noungiraffeadjectivegiraffid Animalsgi·raffe /dʒəˈrɑːf $ -ˈræf/ ●●○ noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus giraffe• Suppose you are taking a shot of something tall such as a giraffe.• Billy was a giraffe, too.• Because their brain is ten feet higher than their heart, giraffes have the highest blood pressure of any mammal.• The Kalahari Bushmen devote most of their time to hunting giraffes, rather ineffectually; the women provide most of the food.• Tethered by a foot, their sole giraffe manipulates its jib like an Anglepoise, awkwardly precise.• He felt, it might be, as some giraffe fettered in a too-low cage.• Thee buses were photographed with a few surprised giraffes looking in the windows.• The giraffes were following gravel paths, were pausing to munch sugar pears from treetops. (1500-1600) Italian giraffa, from Arabic zirafah |
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