camel

camel — noun

1. a big animal with a very long neck and either one or two rounded fatty bumps on

1.名詞B1
釋義

a big animal with a very long neck and either one or two rounded fatty bumps on the top of its body, often kept as a way to travel or move supplies through hot, dry deserts.

例句

Aiko watched the camel drink water after a long walk across the desert.

countable noun; concrete scene with desert context

The farmer loaded boxes of fruit onto the back of his camel.

used for carrying goods

同義詞
  • dromedary

    a one-humped camel, faster and found in North Africa and the Middle East

用法筆記

Use a (Bactrian) camel for two humps and a dromedary (or Arabian camel) for one hump. In everyday speech, camel covers both types.

常見錯誤

❌A camel have a hump.
✅A camel has a hump.
💡camel is singular; the verb must agree (has, not have).

2. a warm fabric that is light brown in colour and has a soft, furry feel, made fro

2.名詞C1
釋義

a warm fabric that is light brown in colour and has a soft, furry feel, made from camel hair or a mix of camel hair and sheep's wool, typically sewn into winter coats and jackets.

例句

Leila bought a heavy camel coat for the cold winter months ahead.

collocation: camel coat

The tailor recommended camel because it is soft and keeps you warm.

uncountable; used as fabric name

用法筆記

This uncountable noun names the cloth itself ('a coat made of camel'), not an adjective describing colour. The colour sense is usually expressed as 'camel-coloured' or simply 'camel' as an adjective in fashion contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I wore a camel jacket' (meaning the animal is on the jacket).
✅I wore a camel-hair jacket.
💡use 'camel hair' or 'camel-coloured' to avoid ambiguity with the animal.