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giraffe

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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gi·raffe /dʒəˈrɑːf $ -ˈræf/ ●●○ noun [countable]  giraffe.jpg HBAa tall African animal with a very long neck and legs and dark spots on its yellow-brown fur 长颈鹿
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giraffeSuppose 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.
Origin giraffe (1500-1600) Italian giraffa, from Arabic zirafah
gi·raffe nounChineseSyllable
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giraffe
giraffe /dʒəˈrɑːf, dʒɪˈrɑːf $ -ˈræf/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Italian
 Origin: giraffa, from Arabic zirafah

a tall African animal with a very long neck and legs and dark spots on its yellow-brown fur


gir·affeBrE /dʒəˈrɑːf/ 🔊NAmE /dʒəˈræf/ 🔊 noun (
plural
gir·affe
or
gir·affes
)
a tall African animal with a very long neck, long legs, and dark marks on its coat 长颈鹿