whale如何读

英:[weɪl]

美:[weɪl]

whale英汉释义

n.(名词)
  1. [C] 鲸,鲸鱼 any of several types of very large mammal that live in the sea, some of which are hunted for their oil and flesh

whale是什么意思

n. (名词)
  1. 鲸, 鲸鱼
  2. <口>巨大的人
  3. <口>特别出众的人
  4. 巨大的事物
  5. 令人印象深刻的事物, 令人愉悦的事物
v. (动词)
  1. 使遭惨败,打败
  2. <美口>进行猛烈攻击,猛攻
  3. 猛揍,殴打,揍
  4. 捕鲸
  5. 击打,猛击,鞭打,猛击

whale变形

复数:whales或whale

第三人称单数:whales

现在分词:whaling

过去式:whaled

过去分词:whaled

whale词根

词根:whale

n.

whaler 捕鲸船;捕鲸者

whale英英释义

noun

or plural whale any of various very large, aquatic, marine mammals (order Cetacea) that have a torpedo-shaped body with a thick layer of blubber, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, a horizontally flattened tail, and nostrils that open externally at the top of the headalso: cetacean see baleen whale, toothed whale

one that is impressive especially in size a whale of a good time

a whale of a difference

verb (1)

intransitive verb

to engage in whale fishing

verb (2)

transitive verb

lash, thrash

to strike or hit vigorously

to defeat soundly

whale词组

a whale of a[美国口语]了不起的,非常大的,极大的;极好的,精彩的 

blue whale[动]蓝鲸

sperm whale巨头鲸;抹香鲸(等于Physeter catodon)

killer whale[动]逆戟鲸

white whale白鲸

whale meat鲸鱼肉

right whale露脊鲸

humpback whale座头鲸;驼背鲸

whale shark鲸鲨

beaked whale突吻鲸;[动]剑吻鲸;喙鲸

whale词源中文解释

"Cetacea 哺乳动物目的动物",古英语中的"hwæl 鲸鱼",还有"海象",源自原始日耳曼语的"*hwalaz"(也是古撒克逊语的"hwal",古诺尔斯语的"hvalr", hvalfiskr,瑞典语的"val",中古荷兰语的"wal", walvisc,荷兰语的"walvis",古高地德语的"wal",德语的"Wal"),源自原始印欧语的"*(s)kwal-o-"(也是拉丁语的"squalus",指一种大型海洋鱼类)。在通俗用法中,它被用来指任何大型海洋动物。短语"whale of a 优秀或大型的例子"可追溯到约1900年的学生俚语。"Whale-oil"可追溯到15世纪中叶。

whale_体育行业词汇

使遭惨败

whale_旅游行业词汇

whale词源英文解释

Noun Middle English, from Old English hwæl; akin to Old High German hwal whale and perhaps to Latin squalus sea fish Verb (2) origin unknown

The first known use of whale was before the 12th century

whale儿童词典英英释义

whatever1 of 2pronoun

anything that

take whatever you need

no matter what

whatever you do, don't cheat

what entry 1 sense 1b—used to express surprise or bewilderment

whatever made you think that

whatever2 of 2adjective

any and all : any … that

take whatever action is needed

of any kind at all

no food whatever

what1 of 3pronoun

which thing or things

what happened?

which sort of thing or person what are they—doctors?

what is this?

—used to ask one to repeat something said but not properly heard or understood

you said what?

—used to express surprise or excitement

what, no breakfast?

—used to direct attention to something that the speaker is about to say

you know what?

that which

do what you're told

whatever entry 1 sense 1

say what you will

what2 of 3adverb

in what way : how

what does it matter

—used before one or more phrases that tell a cause

what with school and sports, she kept busy

what3 of 3adjective

—used to ask about the identity of a person, object, or matter

what books do you read

how remarkable or surprising

what an idea

whatever entry 2 sense 1

wharfnoun

a structure built on the shore at which ships can load and unload

wharfnoun

a structure built on the shore at which ships can load and unload

whale1 of 3noun

a water-dwelling mammal (as a humpback whale or a killer whale) that is a cetacean of usually very large size with a torpedo-shaped body, front limbs modified into flippers but no hind limbs, and a tail flattened and extended to the sides as flukes and that usually breathes through an opening on top of the head compare baleen whale, toothed whale

something large enough to catch attention

it made a whale of a difference

whale2 of 3verb

to hunt whales

whale3 of 3verb

thrash sense 2a

to hit hard

whaled the ball

whalernoun

a person or ship that hunts for whales

whalebonenoun

baleen

whaleboatnoun

a long narrow rowboat formerly used by whalers for hunting whales

whale1 of 3noun

a water-dwelling mammal (as a humpback whale or a killer whale) that is a cetacean of usually very large size with a torpedo-shaped body, front limbs modified into flippers but no hind limbs, and a tail flattened and extended to the sides as flukes and that usually breathes through an opening on top of the head compare baleen whale, toothed whale

something large enough to catch attention

it made a whale of a difference

whale2 of 3verb

to hunt whales

whale3 of 3verb

thrash sense 2a

to hit hard

whaled the ball

whale 例句

1 “Because you kind of remind me of that great big, fat, white whale.”

2 Brandy and Tressa arrive to see the enormous fluke of a whale as it dives.

3 He could not tell if the waves were drifting him closer to the whales or if the whales were swimming closer to him.

4 “She did. If I hadn’t been panicking so much, I’d have remembered that blue whales aren’t physically able to swallow anything close to my size.”

5 The roof of the embassy was curved, probably to keep the snow off, but it was a bit like walking on the humped back of an enormous whale.

6 Why doesn’t the world just open its jaws like a whale and swallow this brazenness in one gulp? is the question I’d pose to Father these days.

7 The primary danger to the whales is a newcomer, an upstart animal, only recently, through technology, become competent in the oceans, a creature that calls itself human.

8 “The seals are scarce and the whales are almost gone,” she heard Kapugen say.

9 This rock a whale.

我觉得这块石头特像鲸鱼,你们说呢?

10 Eskimos use many part of the whale.

爱斯基摩人的生活中使用鲸鱼的许多部分.

11 When Mom was fourteen years old, the Makah Nation hunted a gray whale.

12 He hated unnecessary risks and disapproved of such shenanigans, knowing that leopard seals and killer whales could easily surface inside a lead and make a quick meal of the men.

13 Is a whale a fish?

鲸鱼是鱼吗?

14 But Caleb lay on his back and learned how to blow streams of water high in the air like a whale.

15 A whale passed, long dark shadow two miles out.

16 Derek kept running his mouth about the whale dude and I shot some more tape.

17 He waited until the line jerked and twitched in his hand, and then he hauled up the line: two monstrous whales hung from it, the hugest whales that Thor had ever seen.

18 Amid the same clinking and laughter, a new story began about a child named Billy Marvel, on an American whaling ship.

19 Any message we receive from them is likely to begin "Dear Sire," and congratulate us on the handsomeness of our horses and our mastery of whale oil.

20 “This beach was one of our settlements for whaling expeditions. And there were a lot of families here. A lot of lives were lost.”

whale 同义词

2 猛烈攻击

inveigh belabor belabour

5 贪心的人

pig miser

6 捕鲸

whaling

9 鲸鱼

blower

11 巨大的人

thumper

12 鲸鱼座

Cetus cetus

13 大胖子

tub-of-guts beef blimp

whale 短语相关

Antarctic minke whale pilot whale minke whale northern minke whale baleen whale southern minke whale right whale common minke whale fin whale a whale of a time

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