wale

名词 wale:

1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
   同义词：welt, weal, wheal
2. thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
   同义词：strake

1. In England and Wales, the high court is divided into three divisions: the queen's bench, the chancery and the family divisions; the court hears most civil claim where the value exceed￡5,000.
   在英格兰和威尔士高等分院分为三个庭：王座庭、大法官法庭和家事庭。价值超过5,000英镑的多数民事权利要求案由它审理。
2. A borough of southern Wales west-northwest of Cardiff. It is an industrial port on Swansea Bay, an inlet of the Bristol Channel. Population, 188,500.
   斯旺西威尔士南部市镇，位于卡迪夫西北偏西。是布里斯托尔海峡的小海湾斯旺西湾的一个工业港口。人口188, 500
3. A principality of the United Kingdom on the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain. Incorporated with England since the Act of Union(1536), Wales has maintained its own distinct culture and a strong nationalist sentiment. Cardiff is the capital and the largest city. Population, 2,790,462.
   威尔士英国大不列颠岛西部半岛之一地区。自联盟令(1536年)后与英格兰合并，它同时保持了自己的独特文化风格和强烈的民族主义情感。卡迪夫为其首府及最大城市。人口2,790, 462
4. Wales were trounced 5-0 by Poland.
   威尔士队让波兰队以5比0打得一败涂地。

wale

n.（名词）
A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt.
伤痕：皮肤上隆起的痕记，如鞭痕；条状鞭痕或条痕

One of the parallel ribs or ridges in the surface of a fabric such as corduroy.
凸条：织物表面的平行凸纹或隆起，如灯蕊绒斜纹
The texture or weave of such a fabric:
凸条纹质地或织物：
例句：
a wide wale.
宽凸条纹布

Nautical
【航海】
A gunwale.
船缘
One of the heavy planks or strakes extending along the sides of a wooden ship.
船腰部外板：沿着木船边缘延伸的重木板或船侧板之一
v.tr.（及物动词）
waled,wal.ing,wales
To raise marks on (the skin), as by whipping.
留下鞭痕：在（皮肤）上留下隆起的痕记，如用鞭子打

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English
源自 古英语
variant of walu * see wel- 2
walu的变体 *参见 wel- 2