Whale
[weɪl] or [wel]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head.
(verb.) hunt for whales.
雅克校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
欧文校對
解釋/意思:
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.
格斯編輯
娱乐性解釋/意思：
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.
安妮編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- In 1724, this company had undertaken the whale fishery. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- They assailed the walrus, the bear, and the whale. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- 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. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- We can see the long, whale-backed ridge of Mount Hermon projecting above the eastern hills. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- 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. 神奇的知識之書.
- The tonnage bounties given to the white herring and whale fisheries may, perhaps, be considered as somewhat of this nature. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- He was a most daring and successful seal and whale fisher. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The Greenland whale is one of the most wonderful animals in the world, and the baleen, or whalebone, one of its greatest peculiarities. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- In 1890 McDougal’s whale-back steamers were introduced. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- However, now and then they take a whale that happens to be dashed against the rocks, which the common people feed on heartily. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- In bigness these greater _Dinosaurs_ have never been exceeded, although the sea can still show in the whales creatures as great. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Ducks, like whales, subsist by sifting the mud and water; and the family has sometimes been called Criblatores, or sifters. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- 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. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- 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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The whaling fleets, long after gas came into use, were one of the greatest sources of our national wealth. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- How did yer whaling agree with yer, Tom? 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
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