whaling

英 ['weɪlɪŋ] 美['welɪŋ]
  • n. 捕鲸;捕鲸业;一阵痛打
  • v. 捕鲸;鞭打(whale的ing形式)
  • n. (Whaling)人名;(英)惠林

低频词

英文词源


whaling (n.)
"whale-fishing," 1716, verbal noun from whale (v.).

双语例句


1. The commission is calling for a global ban on whaling.
委员会要求全球禁止捕鲸。

来自《权威词典》

2. Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。

来自《权威词典》

3. The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
会议呼吁两年内暂停商业捕鲸活动。

来自《权威词典》

4. The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
国际捕鲸委员会投票支持禁止商业捕鲸.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling.
他们见利忘义地试图以减少屠杀海豚数量作为交换条件,重启商业捕鲸。

来自柯林斯例句