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antelope

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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an·te·lope /ˈæntələʊp $ ˈæntəl-oʊp/ noun [countable]  HBAan animal with long horns that can run very fast and is very graceful 羚羊
Examples from the Corpus
antelopeSmall forest antelopes are selective feeders and, as a consequence, are solitary and monogamous.The other, the four-horned antelope, is far stranger in appearance.Across the plain, a herd of antelope ran, and then pivoted all at once like a school of fish.It is willing and able to feed on a variety of prey species, up to the size of antelopes.A small antelope races away into the bush.Verreaux eagle owl is also an occasional predator of small antelopes.He gave us the buffalo, the antelope, and the deer for food and clothing.And oh but when they danced and sometimes they danced the antelope.
Origin antelope (1400-1500) Old French antelop, from Late Greek antholops
an·te·lope nounChineseSyllable
animal with long an can Corpus very run that horns


antelope
antelope /ˈæntələʊp, ˈæntɪləʊp $ ˈæntəl-oʊp/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Old French
 Origin: antelop, from Late Greek antholops
an animal with long horns that can run very fast and is very graceful


ante·lopeBrE /ˈæntɪləʊp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæntɪloʊp/ 🔊 noun (
plural
ante·lope
or
ante·lopes
)
an African or Asian animal like a deer, that runs very fast. There are many types of antelope. 羚;羚类动物