请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 whalebone
释义

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
whale•bone /ˈhweɪlˌboʊn, ˈweɪl-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Mammalsa flexible, hard, horny substance hanging from the upper jaws of certain whales, once used to make a corset stiffer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whale•bone  (hwālbōn′, wāl-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an elastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate;
    baleen.
  2. a thin strip of this substance, for stiffening a corset.
  • whale1 + bone 1175–1225

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whalebone /ˈweɪlˌbəʊn/ n
  1. Also called: baleen a horny elastic material forming a series of numerous thin plates that hang from the upper jaw on either side of the palate in the toothless (whalebone) whales and strain plankton from water entering the mouth
  2. a thin strip of this substance, used in stiffening corsets, bodices, etc
随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/7/3 7:34:23