whale

名词 whale:

1. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
   同义词：giant, hulk, heavyweight
2. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

动词 whale:

1. hunt for whales

1. We may live to see the extinction of the whale.
   人类或许能亲眼见到鲸的灭绝。
2. The whale thrashed the water with its tail.
   那条鲸鱼不住地用尾巴击水。
3. The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.
   鲸鱼被鱼叉射中後潜入水中。
4. A whale is no less a mammal than a horse is.
   鲸鱼和马一样都是哺乳动物。
5. A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.
   鲸鱼不是鱼正如马不是鱼一样。
6. A flap from the tail of the whale upset the boat.
   鲸尾轻轻一拍便把小船打翻了。
7. The blue whale is the world's largest living animal.
   蓝鲸是当今最大的动物。

whale

n.（名词）
Any of various marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having the general shape of a fish with forelimbs modified to form flippers, a tail with horizontal flukes, and one or two blowholes for breathing, especially one of the very large species as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises.
鲸：一种鲸目海生哺乳动物，具有鱼的外形，前肢变异以形成鳍肢，其尾巴带有水平尾片，有一或两个鼻孔以供呼吸，尤其指与小型海豚相区分的体型巨大的一类
Informal An impressive example:
【非正式用语】 给人深刻印象的例子：
例句：
a whale of a story.
令人印象深刻的故事

v.intr.（不及物动词）
whaled,whal.ing,whales
To engage in the hunting of whales.
捕鲸：从事猎鲸

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English hwôl
源自 古英语 hwôl

whale
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v.（动词）
whaled,whal.ing,whales
v.tr.（及物动词）
To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.
揍：重复且用力地撞击敲打；痛打
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To attack vehemently:
进行猛烈攻击：
例句：
The poet whaled away at the critics.
诗人对批评者们进行了猛烈的攻击

来源：
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