英汉词典

whale 基本解释

• vt. 猛揍；使惨败
• vi. 捕鲸
• n. 鲸；巨大的东西
• n. (Whale)人名；(英)惠尔

whale 词态变化

whale 中文词源

来自古英语hwael,大型海洋生物，鲸，海象等，后用于指鲸。

whale 英文词源

whale

whale: [OE] Whale comes from a prehistoric Germanic *khwal-, which also produced Swedish and Danish hval and the wal- of German walfisch ‘whale’. The expression a whale of, meaning ‘no end of’, originated in the USA towards the end of the 19th century.

whale (n.)

Old English hwæl "whale," also "walrus," from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (cognates: Old Saxon hwal, Old Norse hvalr, hvalfiskr, Swedish val, Middle Dutch wal, walvisc, Dutch walvis, Old High German wal, German Wal), from PIE *(s)kwal-o- (cognates: Latin squalus "a kind of large sea fish"). Phrase whale of a "excellent or large example" is c. 1900, student slang. Whale-oil attested from mid-15c.

whale (v.2)

"beat, whip severely," 1790, possibly a variant of wale (v.) "to mark with 'wales' or stripes" (early 15c.), from wale (n.). Related: Whaled; whaling.

whale (v.1)

"pursue the business of whale-fishing," 1700, from whale (n.). Whale-fishing is attested from 1570s.

whale 词组搭配

whale 英文释义

1. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

2. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

whale 双语例句

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

蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。

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2. 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。

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3. 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。

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4. Whale-watching has become a growth leisure industry.

观鲸业已经成为一个快速发展的休闲产业。

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5. A whale is a fish. True or false?

鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？

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whale 实用场景例句

whale meat

鲸肉

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I first became acquainted with him on board a whale vessel.

当初,我是在一艘捕鲸船上同他结识的.

辞典例句

A sperm whale has 50 teeth. It has 10 more teeth than a killer whale.

抹香鲸有50颗牙齿. 它比虎鲸多10颗牙齿.

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Even as a baby a blue whale can make a grown man seem like a minnow.

即便是蓝鲸宝宝,相较之下也能让一个成年人看起来像条小鲤鱼.

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The whale attracts: Looks like whale absorbing water to be the same.

鲸吸: 像鲸鱼吸水一样.如鲸吸百川,似牛饮池水. 比喻放量狂饮.

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A beluga whale at Vancouver's aquarium.

温哥华水族馆里的一条白鲸.

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The whale is a huge animal.

鲸是一种巨大的动物.

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Both you and I have never seen a whale.

你和我都没有见过鲸鱼.

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If you don't eat less, you'll end up looking like a whale!

如果你不少吃些, 你最终会使自己看起来像一条鲸鱼!

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Throw out a minnow to catch a whale.

弃小引大.

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A whale is a kind of mammal.

鲸是一种哺乳动物.

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The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.

渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内.

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The whale expelled water from his blowhole.

鲸鱼从鼻孔排出水.

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The whale is rich in blubber.

这种鲸油多.

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The whale is the largest mammal in creation.

鲸鱼是所有哺乳动物中最大的.

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They had a whale of a good time.

他们玩得很尽兴.

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The blue whale is the world's largest living animal.

蓝鲸是世界上最大的动物.

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The whale thrashed the water with its tail.

鲸鱼用尾巴猛烈地打水.

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They had a whale of a time at the funfair.

他们在游乐场玩得很开心.

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A whale is a fish. True or false?

鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

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

蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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

一只腐烂的死鲸足以弄脏一个村子的整片海滩和港口。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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