wapiti

/ˈwɑːpɪti/ /ˈwɒpɪti/

Meanings

noun

美洲马鹿，加拿大马鹿

The American elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis or Cervus canadensis). It was formerly considered to be in the same species as the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.

Examples :

"While hiking in the Rocky Mountains, we saw a magnificent wapiti grazing in a meadow. "

在落基山脉徒步旅行时，我们看到一只雄伟的美洲马鹿正在草地上吃草。

Related Words

exceeds verb

/ɪkˈsiːdz/ /ɛkˈsiːdz/

超过，超出，胜过

"The student's score on the test exceeds the passing grade. "

这个学生这次考试的分数超过了及格线。

magnificent adjective

/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/

宏伟，壮丽，华丽。

"The view from the top of the hill was magnificent. "

从山顶俯瞰，景色真是太壮丽了。

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑，细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

以前，先前.

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

我以前安静的社区现在因为新的建筑工程变得非常繁忙。

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

物种，种类

"the male species"

男性这一种

hiking verb

/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/

徒步旅行，远足。

"We are going hiking in the mountains this weekend for fun and exercise. "

这个周末我们打算去山上徒步旅行，既为了好玩也为了锻炼身体。

somewhat noun

/ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/

有点儿，稍微，略微。

"The somewhat of extra help she received from her tutor significantly improved her test scores. "

她从辅导老师那里得到的那一点额外的帮助，显著提高了她的考试成绩。

mountains noun

/ˈmaʊntn̩z/

山，山脉

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

我们周末去山里徒步旅行了。

grazing verb

/ˈɡɹeɪzɪŋ/

放牧，吃草

"1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition)."

1999年：虽然那是一片非常好的草地，但是没有一个村民在那堵墙另一边的草地上放牧过牲畜。

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。

meadow noun

/ˈmɛdəʊ/ /ˈmɛdoʊ/

草地，牧场

"The cows grazed peacefully in the lush meadow, eating the tall grass. "

牛群在茂盛的草地上悠闲地吃草，那里的草长得很高，适合割下来做干草。