| 单词 | ankus |
| 例句 | “So the trainer just took the ankus and tapped underneath the trunk near his mouth and asked him to lift his trunk up higher. And he did,” Shumaker said. Some of America’s top zoos still use bullhooks on elephants. That’s about to change. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z He caught an ankus, or elephant hook, from one of his helpers, and, taking a stand directly in the path of the onrushing Minnie, he raised the sharp instrument threateningly. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z When at last we got her near Dundora, the latter's mahout, viciously belabouring her thick skull with the ankus, told us that the cause of her fright was only a small pariah dog. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then I shall sit on thy neck, O Kala Nag, with a silver ankus, and men will run before us with golden sticks, crying, 'Room for the King's elephant!' The jungle book 2011-05-02T02:00:19.467Z As the holder of the ankus checks the furious elephant, Now with wisdom I'll restrain it, guide it wholly to my bent. The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada 2011-02-07T03:00:21.273Z Mäil!” he thundered, triumphantly, saluting Byram with lifted ankus as the elephant ambled past in a cloud of dust. The Maids of Paradise Mr. Sorber went up to her, tossing the ankus to one of his men, and began to pat the trunk which curled up as if in anticipation of a treat. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z All trumpeted shrilly, some planted their forefeet firmly and refused to advance, others turned and stampeded, despite the heavy blows showered on them with the iron ankus by the enraged mahouts. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He saw, lying near the tank, one of the elephant goads—"ankus" is the Indian name for the instrument. Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank I spoke to him, scratched his neck with the ankus, but he would not stop. Kari the Elephant Speed swallowed the last crumb of his sandwich, wiped his hands on his handkerchief, and shoved them into his shabby pockets; the ankus dangled from his wrist. The Maids of Paradise When he reached the top of the steps no amount of whacking with the ankus could make him turn to the right and follow the city street. Caves of Terror Ah, Sahib," said Ahmed, resting his ankus or goad on the skull of his mount, "there is said to be another prisoner in the palace prison. The Adventures of Kathlyn This surprised Dermont, for an elephant's skull is so thick that a blow even from the ankus or iron goad used to drive it, is scarcely felt. The Elephant God If the paths that he had followed were sometimes tortuous, along many of them he had been guided by the ankus of that mahout in whose directions his faith had taught him to confide. Mount Music The elephant appeared to understand the mixture of Hindu, French, and Breton—or perhaps it was the sight of the steel ankus that Speed flourished in his quality of mahout. The Maids of Paradise Associated words: howdah, pachyderm, kraal, corral, keddah, ankus, mahout. elevate, v. lift, raise; promote, advance, aggrandize, exalt; ennoble, dignify. elevation, n. promotion, aggrandizement, exaltation, dignity, advancement; eminence, hill. eleven years. Putnam's Word Book Then I shall sit on thy neck, O Kala Nag, with a silver ankus, and men will run before us with golden sticks, crying, `Room for the King's elephant!' The Jungle Book I seated myself on Chota Begum's neck, put my feet in the string stirrups, and took the big ankus in my hand. Here, There and Everywhere Whether this slight prod of the mahout's ankus was, or was not, intentional, it is not easy to say, but it took instant effect upon the Big Doctor. Mount Music His mahout was calling him endearing names and using the ankus alternately, promising him rum with one breath and a thrashing with the next. Guns of the Gods He had thrown off his driver and the ankus hung from him as he ran. Twenty-Two Goblins I changed my tactics, and made the most unmerited insinuations as to her mother's personal character, at the same time giving her a slight hint with the blunt end of the ankus. Here, There and Everywhere |
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