本次我们来辨别2个单词，它们分别是：
- camel
- dromedary
camel为双峰驼
dromedary为单峰驼
第1个单词：camel
美音：/ˈkæm(ə)l/，英音：/ˈkæm(ə)l/
含义：n. 骆驼；驼绒织品；驼色，浅黄褐色；打捞浮筒
网络含义：骆驼
英文短含义：A camel is a four-legged desert animal that’s slightly larger than a horse. Camels are distinctive for the humps on their backs./
骆驼是一种比马略大的四足沙漠动物。骆驼因背上的驼峰而与众不同。
英文长含义：There are two types of camels: the single-humped or dromedary and the two-humped camel. The first kind lives in the Middle East and parts of Africa, while the second is found in Central Asia. All camels are well-suited to life in the desert, going long periods without water and able to withstand high heat. The word camel comes from the Greek kamelos, and may be related to the Arabic jamala, “to bear.”
骆驼有两种类型：单峰骆驼或单峰骆驼和双峰骆驼。第一种生活在中东和非洲部分地区，而第二种生活在中亚。所有的骆驼都非常适合在沙漠中生活，可以长时间不喝水并且能够承受高温。骆驼一词来自希腊语 kamelos，可能与阿拉伯语 jamala 有关，意思是“承受”。
例句1：As summarized in Table 9.3, the era of big mammal domestication began with the sheep, goat, and pig and ended with camels.
如表 9.3 所示，大型哺乳动物的驯化时代始于绵羊、山羊和猪，终于骆驼。
– from Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
例句2：The camel at the zoo was unfazed, but that straw broke Father’s back.
动物园里的骆驼无动于衷，但那根稻草压断了父亲的脊背。
– from Life of Pi
例句3：The domestic animals that were ridden were the horse, donkey, yak, reindeer, and Arabian and Bactrian camels.
骑乘的家畜有马、驴、牦牛、驯鹿、阿拉伯骆驼和双峰驼。
– from Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
第2个单词：dromedary
美音：/ˈdrɑːməderi/，英音：/ˈdrɒmədəri/
含义：n. 单峰骆驼
网络含义：单峰骆驼
英文短含义：A dromedary is a type of camel. In parts of North Africa, it’s popular for riders to race dromedaries./
单峰骆驼是骆驼的一种。在北非的部分地区，骑单峰骆驼的骑手很受欢迎。
英文长含义：Another name for the dromedary is the “Arabian camel.” Dromedaries are the tallest type of camel, and they always have a single (rather than double) hump on their backs. Despite their height, dromedaries tend to be strong, fast, and light, which is why they have been used for racing. The Late Latin dromedarius means “kind of camel,” from a Greek root, dromas kamelos, “running camel.”
单峰骆驼的另一个名字是“阿拉伯骆驼”。单峰骆驼是最高的骆驼，它们的背上总是有一个（而不是双）驼峰。尽管个子高，但单峰骆驼往往强壮、快速和轻便，这就是它们被用于赛跑的原因。晚期拉丁语 dromedarius 的意思是“骆驼的种类”，源自希腊词根 dromas kamelos，“奔跑的骆驼”。
例句1：With steam for her active and potent agent, she drives highways across the wilderness, covers remote seas with smoky shipping, replaces dromedaries by locomotives, runs rails through the Arab village and the lion’s lair.
凭借她活跃而有力的代理人的蒸汽，她驾驶高速公路穿越荒野，用烟雾弥漫的航运覆盖偏远的海域，用机车取代单峰骆驼，让铁轨穿过阿拉伯村庄和狮子的巢穴。
– from Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846
例句2：They are mostly the dromedary or Arabian camel, which has one hump, and is the species chosen for milk production.
它们主要是单峰骆驼或阿拉伯骆驼，它们有一个驼峰，是被选为产奶的物种。
– from Would you drink camel milk?
例句3：One day, however, the dromedary became a stumbling-block to all the class; not one of them could remember the name of the beast.
然而有一天，单峰骆驼成了全班的绊脚石；他们中没有一个人记得野兽的名字。
– from Aileen Aroon, A Memoir
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