whale

英 [weɪl]

美 [weɪl]

n. 鲸
v. 捕鲸; 击打; 猛击

复数：whales　现在分词：whaling　过去式：whaled　第三人称单数：whales　过去分词：whaled　

Collins.2 / BNC.4811 / COCA.4232

习惯用语

have a whale of a time

noun

鲸
a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large fish. There are several types of whale , some of which are hunted.
1. whale meat
  鲸肉

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PHRASE 非常高兴;非常愉快
If you say that someoneis having a whale of a time, you mean that they are enjoying themselves very much.
1. I had a whale of a time in Birmingham.
  我在伯明翰度过了一段非常快乐的时光。

noun

any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
a very large person
Synonym:gianthulkheavyweight

verb

New program has the show of dolphin and homicide whale, have headroom diving.
新奇的节目有海豚和杀人鲸的表演，并有高空跳水。
A whale and a shark live in the ocean.
鲸鱼和鲨鱼生活在大海里。
I can see his toy whale and its white tail.
我能看见他的玩具鲸和它的白尾巴。
After the kill the men and old women collect in an open space and eat a meal of whale meat.
捕杀过后，男人们和老年妇女们聚集到一片空地上吃了一顿鲸鱼肉。
In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale.
在暴风雨中，水从出气孔中喷射出来，就像鲸鱼喷水一样。
Well-intentioned campaigning organisations have fed us with sentimental descriptions of the polar bear, giant panda and blue whale.
善意的竞选组织极富感情地对我们描述北极熊、大熊猫和蓝鲸。
Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
黑白色食肉型有牙齿和大型背鳍的鲸；常见于寒冷的海水中。
They had a whale of a good time.
他们玩得很尽兴。
Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale.
自然爱好者要密切留意鹰、鸬鹚和偶尔出现的鲸鱼。
Whale is not a fish; it is a mammal.
鲸不是鱼类，它是一种哺乳动物。