camel 音标拼音: [k'æməl]
n . 骆驼,打捞浮筒
骆驼,打捞浮筒
camel n 1 :
cud -
chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions camel \
cam "
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m "[
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n . [
OE .
camel ,
chamel ,
OF .
camel ,
chamel ,
F .
chameau L .
camelus ,
fr .
Gr .
ka `
mhlos ;
of Semitic origin ;
cf .
Heb .
g [=
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m [=
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l ,
Ar .
jamal .
Cf .
As .
camel ,
fr .
L .
camelus .]
1 . (
Zool .)
A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding .
The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking .
Its hoofs are small ,
and situated at the extremities of the toes ,
and the weight of the animal rests on the callous .
The dromedary ({
Camelus dromedarius })
has one hump on the back ,
while the Bactrian camel ({
Camelus Bactrianus })
has two .
The llama ,
alpaca ,
and vicu [~
n ]
a ,
of South America ,
belong to a related genus ({
Auchenia }).
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Naut .)
A water -
tight structure (
as a large box or boxes )
used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water .
By admitting water ,
the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel ,
and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Camel bird } (
Zool .),
the ostrich .
{
Camel locust } (
Zool .),
the mantis .
{
Camel '
s thorn } (
Bot .),
a low ,
leguminous shrub ({
Alhagi maurorum })
of the Arabian desert ,
from which exudes a sweetish gum ,
which is one of the substances called manna .
[
1913 Webster ]
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "
camel ":
Cape elk ,
Siberian husky ,
Virginia deer ,
antelope ,
ass ,
beast of burden ,
buck ,
camelopard ,
caribou ,
deer ,
deerlet ,
doe ,
draft animal ,
dromedary ,
eland ,
elephant ,
elk ,
fallow deer ,
fawn ,
gazelle ,
giraffe ,
gnu ,
hart ,
hartebeest ,
hind ,
horse ,
husky ,
kaama ,
llama ,
malamute ,
moose ,
mule ,
mule deer ,
musk deer ,
okapi ,
ox ,
pack horse ,
red deer ,
reindeer ,
roe ,
roe deer ,
roebuck ,
sledge dog ,
springbok ,
stag ,
sumpter ,
sumpter horse ,
sumpter mule ,
wildebeest Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (
UMTS )
Camel from the Hebrew _gamal_ , "
to repay "
or "
requite ,"
as the camel does the care of its master .
There are two distinct species of camels ,
having ,
however ,
the common characteristics of being "
ruminants without horns ,
without muzzle ,
with nostrils forming oblique slits ,
the upper lip divided and separately movable and extensile ,
the soles of the feet horny ,
with two toes covered by claws ,
the limbs long ,
the abdomen drawn up ,
while the neck ,
long and slender ,
is bent up and down ,
the reverse of that of a horse ,
which is arched ."
(
1 .)
The Bactrian camel is distinguished by two humps .
It is a native of the high table -
lands of Central Asia .
(
2 .)
The Arabian camel or dromedary ,
from the Greek _dromos_ ,
"
a runner " (
Isa .
60 :
6 ;
Jer .
2 :
23 ),
has but one hump ,
and is a native of Western Asia or Africa .
The camel was early used both for riding and as a beast of burden (
Gen .
24 :
64 ;
37 :
25 ),
and in war (
1 Sam .
30 :
17 ;
Isa .
21 :
7 ).
Mention is made of the camel among the cattle given by Pharaoh to Abraham (
Gen .
12 :
16 ).
Its flesh was not to be eaten ,
as it was ranked among unclean animals (
Lev .
11 :
4 ;
Deut .
14 :
7 ).
Abraham '
s servant rode on a camel when he went to fetch a wife for Isaac (
Gen .
24 :
10 ,
11 ).
Jacob had camels as a portion of his wealth (
30 :
43 ),
as Abraham also had (
24 :
35 ).
He sent a present of thirty milch camels to his brother Esau (
32 :
15 ).
It appears to have been little in use among the Jews after the conquest .
It is ,
however ,
mentioned in the history of David (
1 Chr .
27 :
30 ),
and after the Exile (
Ezra 2 :
67 ;
Neh .
7 :
69 ).
Camels were much in use among other nations in the East .
The queen of Sheba came with a caravan of camels when she came to see the wisdom of Solomon (
1 Kings 10 :
2 ;
2 Chr .
9 :
1 ).
Benhadad of Damascus also sent a present to Elisha , "
forty camels '
burden " (
2 Kings 8 :
9 ).
To show the difficulty in the way of a rich man '
s entering into the kingdom ,
our Lord uses the proverbial expression that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle (
Matt .
19 :
24 ).
To strain at (
rather ,
out )
a gnat and swallow a camel was also a proverbial expression (
Matt .
23 :
24 ),
used with reference to those who were careful to avoid small faults ,
and yet did not hesitate to commit the greatest sins .
The Jews carefully filtered their wine before drinking it ,
for fear of swallowing along with it some insect forbidden in the law as unclean ,
and yet they omitted openly the "
weightier matters "
of the law .
The raiment worn by John the Baptist was made of camel '
s hair (
Matt .
3 :
4 ;
Mark 1 :
6 ),
by which he was distinguished from those who resided in royal palaces and wore soft raiment .
This was also the case with Elijah (
2 Kings 1 :
8 ),
who is called "
a hairy man ,"
from his wearing such raiment . "
This is one of the most admirable materials for clothing ;
it keeps out the heat ,
cold ,
and rain ."
The "
sackcloth "
so often alluded to (
2 Kings 1 :
8 ;
Isa .
15 :
3 ;
Zech .
13 :
4 ,
etc .)
was probably made of camel '
s hair .
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