a/an + camel
camel 是可数名词，a camel 既可指一只骆驼，也可泛指骆驼这一物种。
A camel can go for a long time without water.
骆驼可以长时间不喝水。
骆驼
camels — plural of camel
驼色；浅棕色；骆驼牌香烟；浮箱；浮筒；骆驼棋（国际象棋变体中的一种棋子）；一种哺乳类驮兽,广泛用于沙漠地区,属于骆驼属。
A large desert mammal with one or two humps, used for riding or carrying goods.
一种哺乳类驮兽,广泛用于沙漠地区,属于骆驼属。
A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
一种受欢迎的美国品牌香烟
A cigarette of a popular American brand.
反刍哺乳动物,在沙漠地区用作役畜或骑乘动物
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
浅棕色,如骆驼的颜色(也称骆驼棕)。
A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
一种船或罐,通常成对使用,用于增加物体浮力。
A vessel or tank, typically paired, used to make an object more buoyant.
一种仙女象棋棋子,移动时在一个方向上走三格,然后在直角方向走一格,可以跳过任何中间棋子。
A fairy chess piece that is moved three squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
A camel can go for days without water.
骆驼可以连续几天不喝水。
用法提示：camel为可数名词单数，作主语，指骆驼这种动物。
The farmer sells camels at the weekly market.
那个农民每周在集市上卖骆驼。
用法提示：camels为camel的复数形式，作宾语，指多匹骆驼。
The tourists took a ride on a camel.
游客们骑了骆驼。
用法提示：camel为可数名词，作介词on的宾语，指骆驼。
camel 是可数名词，a camel 既可指一只骆驼，也可泛指骆驼这一物种。
A camel can go for a long time without water.
骆驼可以长时间不喝水。
camels 是 camel 的复数形式。复数名词不加冠词常用来泛指一类动物或事物。
Camels are well suited to desert life.
骆驼很适合沙漠生活。
camel 作定语修饰另一个名词时，常用单数形式，例如 camel hair（骆驼毛）。
She bought a camel hair coat.
她买了一件驼毛大衣。
dromedary 特指单峰骆驼（尤其阿拉伯单峰驼），而 camel 可指单峰或双峰骆驼；日常语境中常可互换，但在动物学等严谨表述中不宜直接替换。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three camel in the zoo.
正确表达There are three camels in the zoo.
camel 是可数名词，复数形式为 camels。表达具体数量 three 时，后面的名词必须用复数；汉语名词没有复数词尾，学习者容易受母语影响漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw camel in the desert.
正确表达I saw a camel in the desert.
camel 是单数可数名词，在句子中首次提到时通常需要不定冠词 a/an；汉语没有对应的冠词系统，因此学习者往往会漏掉冠词。a 用于辅音音素开头的 camel 前。
camel（骆驼）和 llama（羊驼）都是驼类动物，但 llama 原产于南美，体型较小且没有驼峰；不要因为中文都带有“驼”字而混用。
dromedary 特指只有一个驼峰的骆驼，而 camel 可泛指包括双峰驼在内的骆驼；指单峰驼时用 dromedary 更准确。
caramel 与 camel 拼写和读音相近，但意思是焦糖/太妃糖；注意多出的字母 a 和重音位置。
骑骆驼
We went for a camel ride along the beach.
我们在海滩上骑了骆驼。
骆驼商队
The camel train crossed the desert carrying spices.
骆驼商队驮着香料穿越沙漠。
驼毛；驼绒
This coat is made of camel hair.
这件外套是驼绒做的。
驼峰
The camel stores fat in its hump.
骆驼把脂肪储存在驼峰里。
赶骆驼的人；驼夫
The camel driver led the caravan into the oasis.
赶骆驼的人带领商队进入绿洲。
驼奶
Camel milk is a staple for desert nomads.
驼奶是沙漠游牧民族的主食。
压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草；导致最终失败的细小事件
Her boss's rude comment was the straw that broke the camel's back, so she finally resigned.
老板那句粗鲁的话成了压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草，她最终辞职了。
得寸进尺的开始；最初的小越轨导致大问题
The proposal to extend the deadline was just the camel's nose under the tent; soon they demanded a whole extra month.
要求延长工期只是骆驼鼻子探进帐篷——没过多久他们竟要求多整整一个月。
委员会设计的马就成了骆驼；比喻因众口难调而设计出的东西糟糕无比
As they say, a camel is a horse designed by a committee—and this new law has something in it to displease everyone.
正如人们所说，委员会设计的马就成了骆驼——这部新法律里有一点让所有人都不满。
骆驼穿过针的眼，比财主进神的国还容易呢。
This famous saying from the Bible uses the image of a camel to show that something is extremely difficult.
这句出自《圣经》的名言用骆驼的形象来说明某事极其困难。
我愿为骆驼牌香烟走一英里路。
The 1920s slogan 'I'd walk a mile for a Camel' became a popular catchphrase in American culture.
20世纪20年代的广告语‘我愿为骆驼牌香烟走一英里路’成为美国文化中流行的口头禅。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.