whale 详细解释

whale

[weil]

n.鲸
vi.捕鲸
v.打击

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

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 |

词义辨析

同义:

n.鲸, 大海兽, 海怪

leviathan  white whale  beluga  blue whale  sperm whale  finback  humpback  sea monster  cetacean  aquatic mammal  humpback whale  torqual  gray whale

n.巨人

enormity  colossus  titan  giant  mammoth  

英英释义

名词 whale:

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

同义词:giant, hulk, heavyweight

any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

动词 whale:

hunt for whales

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。

补充

whalewhale英:[hweil] 美:[hwel, wel]n.1.鲸, 鲸鱼The blue whale is the world's largest living animal.蓝鲸是世界上最大的动物。

例句

1. I had a whale of a time in Birmingham.我在伯明翰过得非常开心。 2. to whale someone with a stick用棍子殴打某人 3. The boxer whaled his rival 3 to 0.拳击手以3比0击败了对手。 4. to whale away at the other person攻击他人 5. you've been doing a whale of a job.你一直工作得很不错。 6. Dad came upstairs and whaled me.爸爸上楼把我打了一顿。 7. [no obj.]they whaled at the water with their paddles.他们用桨击水。 8. It became one whale of a problem. [=a very big problem]这成了个大问题。 9. We had a whale of a time [=a great time] at the party.我们在聚会上玩得很开心。 10. He whaled the ball over the fence for a home run.他用力将球击出场外,打了个全垒打。 11. She whaled on him [=she pounded him] with her fists.她不断用拳头打他。 12. The manager was whaling into his employees. [=was angrily criticizing his employees]经理当时正在生气地批评他的员工。 13. The candidates whaled away at each other.两位候选人不断相互抨击。