🇬🇧🇨🇳 gazelle - 羚羊 : English Lesson

Meaning of "gazelle" ("羚羊"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A gazelle is a kind of small, gentle antelope with long legs and curved horns that can run very fast and jump very high across open grassy places, like a dancer racing across a giant green floor.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The gazelle looked at my jogging speed and politely suggested I try walking first.

Our teacher said, “Move like a gazelle in gym,” but my body heard, “Move like a sleepy refrigerator.”

The gazelle agreed to a race with me and then politely finished a snack while waiting for me to catch up.

Our school’s track team invited a gazelle, and suddenly all the records were broken and crying.

I asked the gazelle for running tips, and it said, “Step one: be a gazelle.”

A child watched a gazelle herd on the wide grass. One gazelle lifted light hooves, long legs flashing; the gazelle's slender horns cut the sky. One more gazelle sprang, graceful as a dancer. Each gazelle moved like wind, quick and calm. The child breathed, smiling as the last gazelle vanished into sun.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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