Maybe an " elephantine tooth fairy" dropped it off after leaving a carrot under its pillow.

也许一个“大象牙仙”将胡萝卜放在枕后时将它掉来了。

But the bigger question is why animals play such an elephantine role in our expressions

但更大的疑问，为何动物会在口语中有这麽大（大象一样）的份量。

The elephantine flying horses that had pulled the carriage were now grazing in a makeshift paddock alongside it.

拉马车的那几匹大象般巨大的飞马正在马车旁一个临时圈起的围场里吃草。

On the New Jersey shore in the city of Margate, there's been an " elephantine" presence since 1881.

自1881年以来，在新泽西的马盖市海岸上，就一直有一个“似象的”的东西存在。