C 象，大象 largest four-footed animal now living, with two curved ivory tusks, thick skin, and a long trunk

　elephant　是可数名词，它的基本意思是“象”。a herd of elephants表示“一群象”。

　kill ～　捕杀大象
　protect ～　保护大象
　rain ～s and whales　下倾盆大雨
　see the ～　〈美俚〉见世面，开眼界，获得经验
　African ～　非洲象
　female ～　雌象
　male ～　雄象
　rogue ～　野象
　white ～　白象，无用而累赘的东西
　wild ～　野象
　young ～　幼象
　trick ～　会演把戏的象
　a herd of ～s　一群象

　An elephant's nose is extraordinarily long!　象的鼻子特别得长！
　The first blind man happened to place his hand on the elephant's side.　第一个盲人碰巧把手摸到大象的肚子上。
　A specific attribute of the elephant is its long trunk.　大象的一个特有的特征是它的长鼻子。
　Elephants are found in Africa and in Asia.　在非洲和亚洲能看到象。
　Once there were elephants in these regions.　过去这一带曾经有象。
　Wild elephants no longer exist in Europe.　欧洲不再有野象生存了。
　Elephants never forget.　大象记性很好。
　The elephant is huge.　这头象很大。
　He is seated on an elephant.　他坐在象背上。
　She has a memory like an elephant's.　她的记忆力极好。
　In Thailand and India, a white elephant is regarded as a sacred animal.　在泰国和印度，白象被视为神圣的动物。

　［词源］　拉丁语elephantus<希腊语eleohā （象）