whale

[weil]

n.鲸
vi.捕鲸
v.打击

例句与用法：

We may live to see the extinction of the whale.

人类或许能亲眼见到鲸的灭绝。

The whale thrashed the water with its tail.

那条鲸鱼不住地用尾巴击水。

The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.

鲸鱼被鱼叉射中后潜入水中。

A whale is no less a mammal than a horse is.

鲸鱼和马一样都是哺乳动物。

A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.

鲸鱼不是鱼正如马不是鱼一样。

A flap from the tail of the whale upset the boat.

鲸尾轻轻一拍便把小船打翻了。

The blue whale is the world's largest living animal.

蓝鲸是当今最大的动物。

词形变化：

动词过去式: whaled | 动词过去分词: whaled | 动词现在分词: whaling | 动词第三人称单数: whales |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 鲸

The Blue Whale is the world's largest living animal.

蓝鲸是世界上现存的最大的动物。

2. 【口】巨大的人(或物)

3. 【口】(同类中)特别出众的人(或物)

vi.

捕鲸

vt.【美】【口】

1. 鞭打, 揍; 猛击

He whaled the thief with a rope.

他用绳索抽打窃贼。

2. 使遭惨败

vi.

【美】【口】进行猛烈攻击[(+away)]

The boxer is whaling away at his opponent with both fists.

那拳师用双拳猛击对手。

短语词组：

have a whale of a time

1. 玩得痛快

They've all been having a whale of a time these last few days.

最近几天他们都玩得很痛快。