首页 / 词典 / good

whale

美 [weɪl]英 [weɪl]
  • n.鲸鱼;鲸
  • v.捕鲸;击打;猛击

复数: whales 过去式: whaled 现在分词: whaling 过去分词: whaled 第三人称单数: whales

whalewhale

noun


a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large fish. There are several types of whale , some of which are hunted.

whale meat

鲸肉

see also sperm whale
习语

whale

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT
    Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea.

    → see:See also

  • 2
    PHRASE 非常高兴;非常愉快
    If you say that someone is having a whale of a time, you mean that they are enjoying themselves very much.

    I had a whale of a time in Birmingham.

    我在伯明翰度过了一段非常快乐的时光。

noun

1
any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
2
a very large person;impressive in size or qualities
Synonym: giant hulk heavyweight

verb

1
hunt for whales

数据来源:WordNet

  1. A whale was thrashing the water with its tail .

    一条鲸鱼不住地用尾巴击水。

  2. In a storm , water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale .

    在暴风雨中,水从出气孔中喷射出来,就像鲸鱼喷水一样。

  3. We have campaigned against whaling for the last 15 years .

    我们最近15年一直参加反对捕鲸的运动。

  4. A whale was found washed up on the shore .

    一头鲸被发现冲到了岸上。

  5. The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling .

    会议呼吁两年内暂停商业捕鲸活动。

  6. Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood .

    岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。

  7. Scientists are puzzled as to why the whale had swum to the shore .

    科学家们感到不解:为什么这头鲸游到海岸上来。

  8. The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet

    蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。

  9. Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain .

    仍然有人为了商业利益大肆捕杀鲸鱼和海豚。

  10. I had a whale of a time in Birmingham .

    我在伯明翰度过了一段非常快乐的时光。

  11. The whales were too close ; this posed an immediate problem for my photography

    鲸鱼离得太近,这成了我眼下拍摄面临的迫切问题。

  12. He ventured the opinion that ' whales are as intelligent as human beings ' .

    他大胆提出了“鲸与人类一样聪明”的观点。

  13. Experts are unable to explain why the whales beached themselves .

    专家们无法解释为什么这些鲸会搁浅在海滩上。

  14. The baby whale develops a thick layer of blubber to protect it from the cold sea .

    幼鲸长出一层厚厚的鲸脂,以抵御寒冷的海水。

  15. The whale , like the dolphin , has become a symbol of the marvels of creation

    鲸和海豚一样,已经成为造物杰作的象征。

  16. After the kill the men and old women collect in an open space and eat a meal of whale meat .

    捕杀过后,男人们和老年妇女们聚集到一片空地上吃了一顿鲸鱼肉。

  17. A village 's entire beach and harbor can be fouled by a single rotting whale

    一只腐烂的死鲸就足以弄脏一个村子的整片海滩和港口。

  18. Norwegian whalers said yesterday they had harpooned a female minke whale .

    挪威的捕鲸人说昨天他们用捕鲸叉捕获了一头雌性小须鲸。

  19. The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman .

    对鲸的野蛮屠杀既不必要也不人道。

  20. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman

    屠杀鲸鱼是没有必要的也是不人道的。

  21. They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling

    他们见利忘义地试图以减少屠杀海豚数量作为交换条件,重启商业捕鲸。

  22. The whales migrate some 6,000 miles to breed and calve in the warm lagoons .

    鲸会迁移6,000海里左右,到温暖的环礁湖生殖繁衍。

  23. Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles , cormorants , and the occasional whale .

    自然爱好者要密切留意鹰、鸬鹚和偶尔出现的鲸鱼。

  24. I became acquainted with him on board a whaling vessel .

    我是在一艘捕鲸船上同他结识的。

  25. Whales are classified as mammals rather than fish .

    鲸属于哺乳类而非鱼类。

  26. The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling .

    国际捕鲸委员会投票支持禁止商业捕鲸。

  27. They had a whale of a good time .

    他们玩得很尽兴。

  28. A whale is a kind of mammal .

    鲸是一种哺乳动物。

  29. The whale blows .

    鲸鱼喷水。

  30. Mother grey whale and its three-month old baby heading for feeding area .

    母灰鲸带着三个月大的幼鲸游向食物丰富的海域。

  • 习语

n.

have a whale of a time

玩得很痛快;过得非常快活
to enjoy yourself very much; to have a very good time