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单词 whale
释义
whale
noun[C]
uk
/weɪl/us
/weɪl/
B1
a verylargeseamammalthatbreathesairthrough aholeat thetopofitshead
鲸
picture of whale
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Examples
  • Thecommunicativeabilityof the whale isthoughtto behighlydeveloped.
  • Internationalmeasureshave been taken topreventtheexterminationof the whale .
  • The whale has a verydistinctivecall.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Marine mammals
  • beluga
  • cetacean
  • dolphin
  • dugong
  • elephant seal
  • fur seal
  • grey seal
  • harp seal
  • humpback whale
  • killer whale
  • megalodon
  • minke whale
  • monk seal
  • narwhal
  • orca
  • ringed seal
  • sea cow
  • sea lion
  • sperm whale
  • walrus
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Idioms

have a whale of a time
a whale of a
(Definition ofwhalefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Blue whales are the largest and loudest animals in the world.
  • Do you think whales or people are more dangerous to sharks?
  • Is your dream vacation watching whales jump out of the ocean while you swim?
  • Other whales can hear it thousands of kilometers away.
  • The blue whale eats more than 3,000 kilograms of fish every day.
  • The tongue of the blue whale is so big that 50 people can stand on it!
  • Then the whale eats all the fish.
  • These ecosystems have many different kinds of ocean life, including whales and turtles.
  • Whales and dolphins look like fish, but they’re really mammals!

whale| American Dictionary

whale
noun[C]
us
/hweɪl,weɪl/
a verylargeseamammal

Idiom

a whale of a
(Definition ofwhalefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhale

whale
Today krill is 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
Whales were sighted occasionally and the boats were lowered on several occasions, but no whales were taken.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The post-lapsarian world impinged with the first sightings of commodities, seals and whales.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the post-war period, whaling yielded valuable food oils and meat, and much money had been spent on factory ships and infrastructure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Next comes birds, divided into seabirds and penguins, followed by mammals, with sections on whales and seals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Here, the authors combine the word culture with whales and dolphins.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What if whales and dolphins had their own recognizable culture, as determined in accordance with a commonly acknowledged set of criteria for culture?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Size might be an obstacle to captive study of the large cetaceans, but the majority of toothed whales can be studied in captive settings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They then use these low standards to argue that some whales have unique cultures only matched by humans.
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The examination of culture in whales and dolphins is not self-contained.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If this were so elephants and whales would have language.
From theCambridge English Corpus
By that time, however, the local stocks of whales were becoming depleted.
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Work began on the 10 blue whales, and the catchers brought a further seven during the day: prospects were improving.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In theory, such a framework should have guaranteed not only the survival of the world's great whales but their sustainable use for human benefit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Methods for determining the age of whales improved.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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