名詞 whale:

1. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
   同義詞：giant, hulk, heavyweight
2. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

動(dòng)詞 whale:

1. hunt for whales

1. We may live to see the extinction of the whale.
   人類(lèi)或許能親眼見(jiàn)到鯨的滅絕。
2. The whale thrashed the water with its tail.
   那條鯨魚(yú)不住地用尾巴擊水。
3. The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.
   鯨魚(yú)被魚(yú)叉射中後潛入水中。
4. A whale is no less a mammal than a horse is.
   鯨魚(yú)和馬一樣都是哺乳動(dòng)物。
5. A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.
   鯨魚(yú)不是魚(yú)正如馬不是魚(yú)一樣。
6. A flap from the tail of the whale upset the boat.
   鯨尾輕輕一拍便把小船打翻了。
7. The blue whale is the world's largest living animal.
   藍(lán)鯨是當(dāng)今最大的動(dòng)物。

whale

n.（名詞）
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.
鯨：一種鯨目海生哺乳動(dòng)物，具有魚(yú)的外形，前肢變異以形成鰭肢，其尾巴帶有水平尾片，有一或兩個(gè)鼻孔以供呼吸，尤其指與小型海豚相區(qū)分的體型巨大的一類(lèi)
Informal An impressive example:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 給人深刻印象的例子：
例句：
a whale of a story.
令人印象深刻的故事

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
whaled,whal.ing,whales
To engage in the hunting of whales.
捕鯨：從事獵鯨

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English hwôl
源自 古英語(yǔ) hwôl

whale
whale 2

v.（動(dòng)詞）
whaled,whal.ing,whales
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.
揍：重復(fù)且用力地撞擊敲打；痛打
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To attack vehemently:
進(jìn)行猛烈攻擊：
例句：
The poet whaled away at the critics.
詩(shī)人對(duì)批評(píng)者們進(jìn)行了猛烈的攻擊

來(lái)源：
[Origin unknown]
[起源不明]