| 单词 | whale |
| 释义 | whale whale1 /hwayl, wayl/, n. , pl. whales, (esp. collectively) whale, v. , whaled, whaling. n. 1. any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened. 2. Informal. something big, great, or fine of its kind: I had a whale of a time in Europe. 3. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Cetus. v.i. 4. to engage in whaling or whale fishing. [bef. 900; ME; OE hwael; c. G Wal- in Walfisch, ON hvalr; perh. akin to L squalus kind of fish] whale2 /hwayl, wayl/, v. , whaled, whaling to hit, thrash, or beat soundly. [1780-90; orig. uncert.] |
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