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

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。
The ocean is home to a whale and a shark.
大海是鲸鱼和鲨鱼的家。
The whale is no more a fish than the dog is.
鲸鱼和狗一样都不是鱼。
The whale is not a fish but a mammal.
鲸不是鱼，而是哺乳动物。
Norwegian whalers said yesterday they had harpooned a female minke whale.
挪威的捕鲸人说昨天他们用捕鲸叉捕获了一头雌性小须鲸。
The baby whale develops a thick layer of blubber to protect it from the cold sea.
幼鲸长出一层厚厚的鲸脂，以抵御寒冷的海水。
Oh, here comes a blue whale.
哦，来了一只蓝鲸。
An extreme huge whale meets a little people under the sea.
一只巨大的鲸鱼和人在大海洋底见面了。
The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet
蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。
The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.
渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。