英语词汇“whale”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	whale
释义	Trends of whale View usage for: whale (hweɪl) Word forms: plural whales 1. countable noun Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea. 2. See also killer whale, sperm whale 3. See have a whale of a time whale in British English 1 (weɪl) nounWord forms: plural whales or whale 1. any of the larger cetacean mammals, excluding dolphins, porpoises, and narwhals. They have flippers, a streamlined body, and a horizontally flattened tail and breathe through a blowhole on the top of the head ▶ Related adjective: cetacean 2. any cetacean mammal See also toothed whale, whalebone whale 3. slang a gambler who has the capacity to win and lose large sums of money in a casino 4. a whale of a Word origin Old English hwæl; related to Old Saxon, Old High German hwal, Old Norse hvalr, Latin squalus seapig whale in British English 2 (weɪl) verb (transitive) to beat or thrash soundly Word origin C18: variant of wale1 whale in American English 1 (hweɪl; weɪl) nounWord forms: plural whales or whale 1. any member of either of two orders (Mysticeta and Odontoceta) of aquatic mammals that breathe air, bear live young, and have front limbs that have been modified into flippers, and a flat, horizontal tail see also whalebone whale, toothed whale 2. any of the larger members of these two groups, excluding the porpoises and dolphins(except for the killer whale) verb intransitiveWord forms: whaled or ˈwhaling 3. to engage in the work of hunting whales Idioms: a whale of a Word origin ME whal < OE hwæl, akin to OHG hwal, ON hvalr, MDu wal < IE base (s)kwalos, a large fish > L squalus, big sea fish whale in American English 2 (hweɪl; weɪl) verb transitiveWord forms: whaled or ˈwhaling Informal to beat; whip; thrash Word origin prob. var. of wale1 More idioms containing whale have a whale of a time Image of whale © Christian Musat, shutterstock Examples of 'whale' in a sentence whale It was far too big but we had a whale of a time. Times, Sunday Times (2016) New regulations in this country in 1990 made it almost impossible to keep captive dolphins and whales. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They could, literally, be having a whale of a time. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Whale meat said to be from Japan's scientific hunt was being offered for sale around the world. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Fascinating footage shows pygmy blue whales and turtles that lay their eggs on local beaches. The Sun (2015) Only humans and whales live on long after they are able to reproduce. The Sun (2015) Who do you think eats whale meat? Oxenhorn, Harvey Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic (1990) Being out at sea and seeing whales and dolphins in their natural habitat was amazing. The Sun (2011) The days spent scouring the seas for whales to save are long and dreary. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We had a whale of a time. The Sun (2013) Pilot whales are social creatures and tend to remain with sick members. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Whale meat does not figure in any calculation of how the world is going to feed itself. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The youngster had a whale of a time. The Sun (2010) But the most exciting sighting was a pod of pilot whales. The Sun (2012) But it was more than worth it when we caught up with a blue whale mum and youngster. The Sun (2015) Some countries are destroying stocks of mighty whales, of dolphins and other sea mammals. Crowley, Vivianne Phoenix From the Flame (1994) In its fish tank it has sharks, dolphins and whales. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Polar bears and arctic warblers and whales live on the margin: they survive by energy efficiency. Radford, Tim & Leggett, Jeremy The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990) When we can see the whale, we certainly care. Times, Sunday Times (2006) By and large, the whales are pretty good at running things. The Sun (2015) There's also wildlife fun with sea turtle and whale watching trips available. The Sun (2015) Like the blue whale, many aquatic organisms filter plankton. McCahill, T. A. Biology Basic Facts (1982) Before the discovery of petrol, it was the oil taken from the heads of whales that kept the lamps of the world burning. The Sun (2015) A whale is not a fish - a whale is a mammal. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But the historical reality that dinosaurs led to birds and mammals produced whales, that's not theory. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Word lists with whale male animals, female animals, baby and young animals In other languages whale British English: whale /weɪl/ NOUN A whale* is a very large sea mammal. American English: whale Arabic: حُوت Brazilian Portuguese: baleia Chinese: 鲸 Croatian: kit Czech: velryba Danish: hval Dutch: walvis European Spanish: ballena Finnish: valas French: baleine German: Wal Greek: φάλαινα Italian: balena Japanese: クジラ Korean: 고래 Norwegian: hval Polish: wieloryb European Portuguese: baleia Romanian: balenă Russian: кит Latin American Spanish: ballena Swedish: val djur Thai: ปลาวาฬ Turkish: balina Ukrainian: кит Vietnamese: cá voi All related terms of 'whale' fin whale finback sei whale a rorqual , Balaenoptera borealis whale oil oil obtained either from the blubber of whales ( train oil) or the head of the sperm whale (sperm oil) black whale any of several black toothed whales of the genus Globicephala, such as G . melaena, that occur in all seas except polar seas: family Delphinidae blue whale the largest mammal : a widely distributed bluish-grey whalebone whale , Sibbaldus (or Balaenoptera ) musculus , closely related and similar to the rorquals : family Balaenopteridae gray whale a mostly black, migratory baleen whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ) of the N Pacific: it is the only member of its family (Eschrichtiidae) grey whale a large N Pacific whalebone whale , Eschrichtius glaucus, that is grey or black with white spots and patches : family Eschrichtidae minke whale a type of small whalebone whale or rorqual , Balaenoptera acutorostrata, up to 10 metres long pilot whale any of several black toothed whales of the genus Globicephala, such as G . melaena, that occur in all seas except polar seas: family Delphinidae right whale any large whalebone whale of the family Balaenidae. They are grey or black, have a large head, and, in most, no dorsal fin , and are hunted as a source of whalebone and oil sei (whale) a rorqual ( Balaenoptera borealis ) with a light-gray or bluish back , found in all seas sperm whale A sperm whale is a large whale with a large head that has a section in it which contains oil. whale calf the young of a whale whale shark a large spotted whalelike shark , Rhincodon typus, of warm seas, that feeds on plankton and small animals: family Rhincodontidae white whale a small white toothed whale , Delphinapterus leucas , of northern waters : family Monodontidae baleen whale any of an order (Mysticeta) of whales with toothless jaws , baleen in the mouth, and a symmetrical skull , consisting of the gray whale, the right whales, and rorquals beaked whale any of a worldwide family (Ziphiidae) of medium-sized toothed whales characterized by a long, narrow snout finback whale → rorqual killer whale A killer whale is a type of black and white whale. toothed whale any whale belonging to the cetacean suborder Odontoceti, having a single blowhole and numerous simple teeth and feeding on fish, smaller mammals, molluscs , etc: includes dolphins and porpoises whale catcher a vessel engaged in the actual harpooning of whales Greenland whale an arctic right whale , Balaena mysticetus, that is black with a cream-coloured throat humpback whale a large whalebone whale , Megaptera novaeangliae, closely related and similar to the rorquals but with a humped back and long flippers : family Balaenopteridae whalebone whale any whale belonging to the cetacean suborder Mysticeti, having a double blowhole and strips of whalebone between the jaws instead of teeth: includes the rorquals , right whales, and the blue whale whale watching the activity of observing whales in their natural surroundings a whale of a an exceptionally large, fine, etc, example of a (person or thing) have a whale of a time If you say that someone is having a whale of a time , you mean that they are enjoying themselves very much. bottlenose a kind of whale or dolphin Chinese translation of 'whale' whale (weɪl) n (c) 鲸(鯨) (jīng) (头, tóu) related words related adjective cetacean name of male bull name of female cow name of young calf collective nouns schoolgamrun subject word lists See Whales and dolphins Synonyms of 'whale' whale Explore 'whale' in the dictionary
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