| 单词 | whale |
| 释义 | whale 1(weɪl) nounWord forms: plural whales or whale 1. any of the larger cetacean mammals, excluding dolphins, porpoises, and narwhals. They have flippers, a streamlined body, and a horizontally flattened tail and breathe through a blowhole on the top of the head ▶ Related adjective: cetacean2. any cetacean mammal See also toothed whale, whalebone whale 3. slang a gambler who has the capacity to win and lose large sums of money in a casino 4. a whale of a Word origin Old English hwæl; related to Old Saxon, Old High German hwal, Old Norse hvalr, Latin squalus seapigwhale 2(weɪl) verb (transitive) to beat or thrash soundly Word origin C18: variant of wale1 |
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