whale
🇬🇧 UK/hweil/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A very large marine mammal that breathes through a blowhole on its head.
鲸,鲸鱼
v.
To hunt whales.
捕鲸
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishwhaleother
=whale
Common Collocations
- 1.whale shark鲸鲨
- 2.whale watching观鲸
Example Sentences
- 1.
The blue whale is the largest mammal ever to live on Earth.
- 2.
Whale populations have recovered thanks to international protection agreements.
- 3.
Marine biologists study whale behavior to understand their migration patterns.