| 释义 |
blub·ber
I. \ˈbləbə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English bluber, blober bubble, foam, probably of imitative origin
1. : a large sea nettle or medusa
2. : fat which lies between the skin and muscular flesh of whales and other large marine mammals, which serves as an insulating layer, and from which oil is obtained
3. : superfluous fat on a person or animal
4. [blubber (II) ] : the act or sound of blubbering
II. verb
(blubbered ; blubbered ; blubbering \-b(ə)riŋ\ ; blubbers)
Etymology: Middle English blubren, blobren, from bluber, blober, n.
intransitive verb
1. : to make a bubbling sound : issue with a bubbling sound — often used with up or out
2. : to weep noisily and excessively : sob
< she wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair — Jonathan Swift >
transitive verb
1. : to swell or distort with weeping : wet with tears
< her face all blubbered from weeping >
2. : to utter haltingly while weeping : pour out (words) in tearful broken phrases
< he blubbers all his troubles to the world >
III. adjective
Etymology: Middle English blaber- (in blaber-lipped blubber-lipped), probably of imitative origin like Middle English bluber, blober bubble
: puffed out : thick
< full blubber lips >
< blubber-cheeked >
IV. \ˈbləbə(r)\ adjective
Etymology: blubber (I)
1. : used for removing blubber especially in whaling
< blubber hook >
< blubber spade >
2. : using blubber as a fuel
< blubber lamp >
< blubber stove > |