whalebone
美 [?hwe?l?bo?n]
英 [?we?l?b??n] 
詞形變化
復(fù)數(shù):whalebones
英漢雙解
1. | 鯨須,鯨骨(幾種鯨上腭的角質(zhì)薄片,舊時用以支撐衣服)a thin hard substance found in the upper jaw of some types of whale , used in the past to make some clothes stiffer |
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例句
Any of several whales of the family Balaenidae, characterized by a large head, whalebone plates in the mouth, and absence of a dorsal fin.
露脊鯨:露脊鯨科中的幾種鯨,特征為頭部碩大、嘴邊長有鯨須而無背鰭。
Why might she probe herself with a piece of whalebone? A turkey feather? A knitting needle?
為何她可能會用鯨骨、火雞羽毛或是毛衣針扎自己?
large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific.
大型平頭須鯨,沿喉部有深溝槽;產(chǎn)于大西洋和太平洋。
A lightweight corset bone originally made from the quills of domestic fowl as a substitute for whalebone.
羽骨最初家禽的羽莖制成的作為鯨須代用品的輕質(zhì)胸衣骨架
A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay.
用一塊鯨骨或類似物做成的女用束腹的支撐物
largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere.
現(xiàn)知最大的哺乳動物;多數(shù)在南半球的藍灰色定期遷移的須鯨。
A whalebone whale (Balaena mysticetus) of Arctic seas, having a very large head and an arched upper jaw.
北極露脊鯨,弓頭鯨:生活在北冰洋的一種有鯨須的鯨魚(北極露脊鯨露脊鯨屬),具有大的頭部和拱形的上顎。
large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the 'right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil.
大型水生須鯨;由于其鯨須和鯨油的價值高而被稱為“好”鯨。