whale

n. 鲸
vi. 捕鲸
vt. 使惨败, 猛揍
相关词组:
a whale at
a whale of a...
have a whale of a good time
very like a whale

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

whale

n.（名词）
Any of various marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having the general shape of a fish with forelimbs modified to form flippers, a tail with horizontal flukes, and one or two blowholes for breathing, especially one of the very large species as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises.
鲸：一种鲸目海生哺乳动物，具有鱼的外形，前肢变异以形成鳍肢，其尾巴带有水平尾片，有一或两个鼻孔以供呼吸，尤其指与小型海豚相区分的体型巨大的一类
Informal An impressive example:
【非正式用语】 给人深刻印象的例子：
例句：
a whale of a story.
令人印象深刻的故事

v.intr.（不及物动词）
whaled,whal.ing,whales
To engage in the hunting of whales.
捕鲸：从事猎鲸

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English hwôl
源自 古英语 hwôl

whale
whale 2

v.（动词）
whaled,whal.ing,whales
v.tr.（及物动词）
To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.
揍：重复且用力地撞击敲打；痛打
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To attack vehemently:
进行猛烈攻击：
例句：
The poet whaled away at the critics.
诗人对批评者们进行了猛烈的攻击


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