whale
/weɪl/
n.
标准词条
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一句话记住
鲸
释义与例句
n.
鲸
a very large sea animal that breathes air through a hole on top of its head and gives birth to live young
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A blue whale can grow longer than a bus.
蓝鲸可以长得比一辆公交车还长。
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The whale surfaced to breathe and then dived again.
那头鲸浮出水面呼吸,随后又潜入水中。
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Whales communicate with each other through low sounds in the ocean.
鲸在海洋中通过低沉的声音彼此交流。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
whale 与 wail(哀号)同音;鲸成群活动,用 a pod of whales 表示“一群鲸”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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whaling 捕鲸whaling 是名词,指捕杀鲸的活动;whale 是动物名称。
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whale watching 观鲸whale watching 是固定说法,指乘船观看野生鲸类,也可作定语修饰 tour。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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wail 哀号;恸哭whale 与 wail 读音相同,但 whale 是“鲸”,wail 是“哀号”;写作 wail 时不能表示鲸鱼。The baby began to wail when the door closed. 门一关上,婴儿就大哭起来。
常见搭配
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blue whale 蓝鲸The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. 蓝鲸是地球上最大的动物。
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whale watching 观鲸We joined a whale watching tour off the coast. 我们参加了近海观鲸游。
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a pod of whales 一群鲸A pod of whales swam past the boat. 一群鲸从船边游过。