whale
noun /weɪl/
/weɪl/
Idioms - 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.
鲸 - whale meat
鲸肉 - We saw a whale blowing a jet of spray high in the air.
我们看见一头鲸将水柱高高地喷向空中。 - management and conservation of whale stocks
对鲸鱼种群的管理和保护
Homophones wail | whalewail whaleTopics Animalsa2/weɪl//weɪl/- wail verb
- The blow made him wail with pain.
这一击使他痛得嚎啕大哭。
- The blow made him wail with pain.
- wail noun
- The blood-curdling wail sent shivers down her spine.
令人毛骨悚然的哀号让她脊背发凉。
- The blood-curdling wail sent shivers down her spine.
- whale noun
- The blue whale is the largest mammal on the planet.
蓝鲸是地球上最大的哺乳动物。
- The blue whale is the largest mammal on the planet.
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beached
- stranded
- pod
- school
- hunt
- kill
- harpoon
- …
- swim
- dive
- sing
- …
- hunter
- watching
- meat
- …
词源Old English hwæl, of Germanic origin. - whale meat
Idioms
have a whale of a time
- (informal) to enjoy yourself very much; to have a very good time
玩得很痛快；过得非常快活 - The kids had a whale of a time at the theme park.
孩子们在主题公园玩得很开心。
- The kids had a whale of a time at the theme park.