whale

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小知识

A whale is a large mammal that lives in the ocean. Whales need to breathe air periodically, and the blowholes on their heads help them do this. Blue whales are the largest animals that ever lived — they're even bigger than the largest dinosaurs were!

The Old English root of whale means both “whale” and “walrus,” although these two marine animals are quite different from each other. While some whales grow to be only ten feet long, many whales are enormous. The informal phrase “a whale of a” comes from the idea that whales are impressive, and you can use it for things (or people) that really distinguish themselves: “Wow, this is a whale of a party!”

实用短语

1. fin whale

   长须鲸,鳍鲸

2. killer whale

3. pilot whale

   巨头鲸,导航鲸,逆戟鲸

4. bowhead whale

   弓头鲸,北极露脊鲸,露脊鲸属

5. bryde's whale

   布氏鲸

6. beluga whale

   白鲸

7. gray whale

   灰鲸,小鲸,灰鲸科,灰鲸属

8. sei whale

   塞鲸,鳕鲸,英文名,日一头大须鲸

9. blue whale

常用短语

1. a whale of a

   [美国口语]了不起的，非常大的，极大的；极好的，精彩的,source:21世纪

2. blue whale

   [动]蓝鲸

3. sperm whale

   巨头鲸；抹香鲸（等于Physeter catodon）

4. killer whale

   [动]逆戟鲸

5. white whale

   白鲸

6. whale meat

   鲸鱼肉

7. right whale

   露脊鲸

8. humpback whale

   座头鲸；驼背鲸

9. whale shark

   鲸鲨

10. beaked whale

    突吻鲸；[动]剑吻鲸；喙鲸

单词用法

同根词

词根：whale

whaler捕鲸船；捕鲸者