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a(n) + antelope + be + adjective
antelope 是可数名词，以元音音素开头，单数前用 an。
An antelope is graceful.
一只羚羊很优雅。
羚羊
antelopes — plural of antelope
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
羚羊
a graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward, including gazelles, springboks, impalas, and similar animals
An antelope is graceful.
一只羚羊很优雅。
牛科几种非洲哺乳动物的统称,具有中空角,与鹿不同,它们不脱角
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
优雅的旧大陆反刍动物,腿长,角向上和向后；包括瞪羚、跳羚、黑斑羚、阿达克斯羚、长颈羚、黑羚、狄克狄克羚
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
We saw a small herd of antelope grazing near the river.
我们看到一小群羚羊在河边吃草。
The antelope leaped gracefully over the tall grass.
那只羚羊优雅地跃过高高的草丛。
Many antelopes migrate across the plains each year.
每年许多羚羊迁徙穿过平原。
antelope 是可数名词，以元音音素开头，单数前用 an。
An antelope is graceful.
一只羚羊很优雅。
the + 单数名词可用来指整个物种。
The antelope is a ruminant.
羚羊是反刍动物。
注意所有格 's 与复数形式 -s 的区别。
An antelope's horns are long.
羚羊的角很长。
Not this
There are many antelope in the grassland.
Use this
There are many antelopes in the grassland.
羚羊是可数名词，表示多只时要用复数形式 antelopes。汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s，但英语中复数标记不可省略。
Not this
A antelope is a fast animal.
Use this
An antelope is a fast animal.
antelope 以元音音素 /æ/ 开头，所以不定冠词要用 an 而不是 a。汉语没有冠词系统，需要根据单词的读音选择 a 或 an。
Not this
The antelopes is running.
Use this
The antelopes are running.
主语 the antelopes 是复数，谓语动词要用 are 而不是 is。汉语动词没有主谓一致的变化，英语需要让动词与主语在数上保持一致。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一群羚羊
We watched a herd of antelopes graze by the watering hole.
我们看着一群羚羊在水坑边吃草。
羚羊物种
Several antelope species live in the mountain reserves.
几个山区保护区里生活着几种羚羊。
濒危羚羊
The saiga is an endangered antelope native to Central Asia.
赛加羚羊是一种原产于中亚的濒危羚羊。
羚羊肉
Antelope meat is lean and high in protein.
羚羊肉瘦且蛋白质含量高。
羚羊种群
The antelope population has declined because of habitat loss.
由于栖息地丧失，羚羊种群数量已经下降。
羚羊狩猎
Antelope hunting is only allowed during the autumn season.
只有在秋季才允许猎捕羚羊。
家，牧场上的家，那里鹿和羚羊在嬉戏。
This lyric from the classic American song 'Home on the Range', first published in the 1870s, celebrates the freedom of the western plains and became the state song of Kansas in 1947.
这句歌词出自经典美国歌曲《牧场上的家》，该歌曲于19世纪70年代首次出版，歌颂西部平原的自由，并于1947年成为堪萨斯州州歌。
Use antelopes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：羚羊（antelope）头顶有一对天线般的角，拼写开头是 ant，想象一只顶着天线的蚂蚁在草原上飞奔。
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物纪录片、自然科普文章、日常谈论野生动物 antelope 是中性常用词，正式与非正式场合都适用；多用于谈论野生动物、自然科普或日常见闻，没有明显的语域限制。
只有 cantaloupe /ˈkæntəloʊp/ 与 antelope /ˈæntəloʊp/ 完全押韵（重读元音和结尾相同）。注意 elope /ɪˈloʊp/、envelope /ˈenvəloʊp/ 虽以 -elope 结尾，但重音和首音节不同，不押韵；telescope /ˈtɛləskoʊp/ 和 hope /hoʊp/ 发 /oʊp/ 音，也不与 antelope 整个词押韵；gallop /ˈɡæləp/ 形近但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.