Whale
[weɪl] or [wel]
解释:
(noun.) any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head.
(verb.) hunt for whales.
雅克校对--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.
欧文校对
解释:
n. the common name of a cetaceous mammal the largest of sea-animals including the toothed whales such as Sperm Whale and Dolphin and the whalebone whales such as Right Whale and Rorqual in which the teeth are only embryonic.—v.i. to take whales.—ns. Whale′-back a boat whose maindecks are covered in and rounded for rough seas; Whale′-boat a long narrow boat used in the pursuit of whales; Whale′bone a light flexible substance consisting of the baleen plates of the Arctic and allied whales.—adj. made of whalebone.—ns. Whale′-calf a young whale—also Calf whale; Whale′-fish′er one engaged in whale-fishery or the hunting of whales; Whale′-fish′ery; Whale′-fish′ing; Whale′-line strong rope used for harpoon-lines in the whale-fishery; Whale′-louse a genus of Crustacea parasitic on the skin of Cetaceans; Whale′-man Whāl′er a person employed in whale-fishing; Whale′-oil oil obtained from the blubber of a whale; Whāl′er Whale′ship a ship employed in the whale-fishing; Whāl′ery whaling.—adj. Whāl′ing connected with whale-catching.—n. the business of catching whales.—ns. Whāl′ing-gun a contrivance for killing whales by means of a projectile; Whāl′ing-mas′ter the captain of a whaler; Whāl′ing-port a port where whalers are registered.—Whale's bone ivory.—Bull whale an adult male whale.
v.t. (slang) to thrash.
格斯编辑
娱乐性解释：
To dream of seeing a whale approaching a ship, denotes that you will have a struggle between duties, and will be threatened with loss of property. If the whale is demolished, you will happily decide between right and inclination, and will encounter pleasing successes. If you see a whale overturn a ship, you will be thrown into a whirlpool of disasters.
安妮编辑
例句:
- In 1724, this company had undertaken the whale fishery. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- They assailed the walrus, the bear, and the whale. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- No one regards the external similarity of a mouse to a shrew, of a dugong to a whale, of a whale to a fish, as of any importance. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- We can see the long, whale-backed ridge of Mount Hermon projecting above the eastern hills. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- It was thought at first the creature was a whale, but later it was classified as a fish, for it breathed through gills of which there were five in number. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The tonnage bounties given to the white herring and whale fisheries may, perhaps, be considered as somewhat of this nature. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- He was a most daring and successful seal and whale fisher. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- The Greenland whale is one of the most wonderful animals in the world, and the baleen, or whalebone, one of its greatest peculiarities. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- In 1890 McDougal’s whale-back steamers were introduced. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- However, now and then they take a whale that happens to be dashed against the rocks, which the common people feed on heartily. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
- In bigness these greater _Dinosaurs_ have never been exceeded, although the sea can still show in the whales creatures as great. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Ducks, like whales, subsist by sifting the mud and water; and the family has sometimes been called Criblatores, or sifters. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- I hope that I may not be misconstrued into saying that the progenitors of whales did actually possess mouths lamellated like the beak of a duck. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- He knew as well as I did that it was just as likely, at that time of year, I was going down there whaling; but I felt complimented, too. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- The whaling fleets, long after gas came into use, were one of the greatest sources of our national wealth. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- How did yer whaling agree with yer, Tom? 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
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