whale

英 [weɪl]

美 [weɪl]

n.  鲸
v.  捕鲸; 击打; 猛击

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

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4811 / COCA.4232

习惯用语

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

牛津词典

noun

• 鲸
  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.
  1. whale meat
     鲸肉

柯林斯词典

• → see:See also
• PHRASE 非常高兴;非常愉快
  If you say that someoneis having a whale of a time, you mean that they are enjoying themselves very much.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
• a very large person
  Synonym:gianthulkheavyweight

verb

• hunt for whales

双语例句

• The ocean is home to a whale and a shark.
  大海是鲸鱼和鲨鱼的家。
• 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。
• The whale is not a fish but a mammal.
  鲸不是鱼，而是哺乳动物。
• This is the largest sperm whale in the world.
  这是世界上最大的一头巨头鲸。
• They had a whale of a good time.
  他们玩得很尽兴。
• An extreme huge whale meets a little people under the sea.
  一只巨大的鲸鱼和人在大海洋底见面了。
• The whale is no more a fish than the dog is.
  鲸鱼和狗一样都不是鱼。
• 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。
• We saw some dolphins, a whale and royal albatross.
  我们看见海豚、一条鲸鱼、和信天翁。
• 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。