| 单词 | krill |
| 释义 | krill noun[U,+ sing/pl verb] uk/krɪl/us/krɪl/verysmallanimalswith a hardoutershellthatlivein theseaand areeateninlargenumbersby sometypesofwhale 磷虾Sea creatures
Examplesofkrillkrill Todaykrillis consumed by an increased abundance of smaller whales (minkes), seals (notably the crabeater seal) and seabirds (notably several penguin species), plus humans. From theCambridge English Corpus Askrillis the primary prey of crabeater seals, its geographic availability is probably the key factor affecting seal distribution during the non-breeding season. From theCambridge English Corpus The distributions of peak areas of phytoplankton biomass andkrillwere patchy. From theCambridge English Corpus Terrestrial ecosystems have few equivalents of schooling or aggregating marine species such askrill, forage fish, and squid, which support vast suites of large predators. From theCambridge English Corpus But the upwelling, with all it means tokrillproductivity and dependent communities, could be significantly disrupted. From theCambridge English Corpus Mysticetes have baleen plates that act like a giant filter, straining small animals (such as plankton andkrill) from the seawater. From theCambridge English Corpus In the year 1900 the great whales were probably consuming 190 million tonnes ofkrillper year, but today they are estimated to account for only 40 million tonnes. From theCambridge English Corpus The discussion of effects of the variability of sea ice and teleconnections onkrill, black guillemot, penguin, and polar bear populations will be of interest to all polar scientists. From theCambridge English Corpus Suppose also that this supernatural intervention had no further significance consequences for anything other than the twokrill. From theCambridge English Corpus There are herring, hake, blue whiting, oysters andkrill—every type of fish imaginable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The food potential ofkrillhas been known for a number of years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The feasibility of harvesti3ngkrillcommercially is being considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Over-fishing ofkrillcould have a devastating knock-on effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Experts also differ on what should be the sustainablekrillcatch and upon what addition this could make to the world supply of available protein. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The main object of the conference was to prevent the overfishing of marine life, from the shrimp-likekrillto the massive whale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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