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

harpoon

/hɑːˈpuːn

noun

A barbed spear-like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures.The whale-line is the length of rope attached to the harpoon, which connects the boat to the whale it is following....

If he throws the harpoon, the whale must be directly in front of his kayak, about 30 feet away, close but not too close - or the animal's powerful dive will submerge him and he will likely drown.
Makah whalers threw harpoons on three occasions, but the harpoons did not attach to a gray whale on any of these attempts.

Synonyms

spear, trident, arrow, dart, barb

rare gaff, leister

verb [with object]

Spear with a harpoon: Gilbert’s father harpooned a five-metre basking shark...

For a monarch caterpillar, ingesting milkweed poisons is not a surefire defense against a predatory stinkbug, which harpoons its victims before sucking up the body fluids.
Government-owned radio RTHK said Lever tried to harpoon the croc but missed because it was too far away.
When a whale was sighted in the bay, boats from the rival stations would race to be the first to harpoon the animal.

Derivatives

harpooner

/hɑːˈpuːnə

/ noun ...

Into the early twentieth century, before the decline of the whaling industry, Cape Verdeans were prominent on the Whalers, serving in every capacity from ship captains to harpooners to shipmates.
The two men became fast friends, both signing on as harpooners aboard the Pequod, a Quaker-owned whaler out of Nantucket.
Foremost among the whalers was the harpooner and among the great harpooners the name of Ollivierre stands out.

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a barbed dart or spear): from French harpon, from harpe 'dog's claw, clamp', via Latin from Greek harpē 'sickle'.

单词	harpoon
释义	harpoon /hɑːˈpuːn / noun A barbed spear-like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures.The whale-line is the length of rope attached to the harpoon, which connects the boat to the whale it is following.... If he throws the harpoon, the whale must be directly in front of his kayak, about 30 feet away, close but not too close - or the animal's powerful dive will submerge him and he will likely drown. Makah whalers threw harpoons on three occasions, but the harpoons did not attach to a gray whale on any of these attempts. Synonyms spear, trident, arrow, dart, barb rare gaff, leister verb [with object] Spear with a harpoon: Gilbert’s father harpooned a five-metre basking shark... For a monarch caterpillar, ingesting milkweed poisons is not a surefire defense against a predatory stinkbug, which harpoons its victims before sucking up the body fluids. Government-owned radio RTHK said Lever tried to harpoon the croc but missed because it was too far away. When a whale was sighted in the bay, boats from the rival stations would race to be the first to harpoon the animal. Derivatives harpooner /hɑːˈpuːnə / noun ... Into the early twentieth century, before the decline of the whaling industry, Cape Verdeans were prominent on the Whalers, serving in every capacity from ship captains to harpooners to shipmates. The two men became fast friends, both signing on as harpooners aboard the Pequod, a Quaker-owned whaler out of Nantucket. Foremost among the whalers was the harpooner and among the great harpooners the name of Ollivierre stands out. Origin Early 17th century (denoting a barbed dart or spear): from French harpon, from harpe 'dog's claw, clamp', via Latin from Greek harpē 'sickle'. Rhymes afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon
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harpoon

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harpooner

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