| 单词 | white whale |
| 释义 | white whale (once / 24421 pages) n WORD FAMILY white whale: white whales USAGE EXAMPLES“Sky Ladder,” his most personal piece, has been his white whale. New York Times(Oct 13, 2016) The state had been a white whale of sorts for the G.O.P., and capturing it would mean a way back to the White House. New York Times(Oct 13, 2016) Enough about me—this weekend is the Ryder Cup, and in some ways it's the white whale of sports pools. Golf Digest(Sep 28, 2016) n small northern whale that is white when adult Syn|Hyper Delphinapterus leucas, beluga dolphin any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises |
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