whaling
英 ['we?l??]
美['wel??]
- n. 捕鯨；捕鯨業；一陣痛打
- v. 捕鯨；鞭打（whale的ing形式）
- n. (Whaling)人名；(英)惠林
低頻詞
英文詞源
- whaling (n.)
- "whale-fishing," 1716, verbal noun from whale (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. The commission is calling for a global ban on whaling.
- 委員會要求全球禁止捕鯨。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
- 島上的居民靠捕鯨為生。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
- 會議呼吁兩年內暫停商業捕鯨活動。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
- 國際捕鯨委員會投票支持禁止商業捕鯨.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling.
- 他們見利忘義地試圖以減少屠殺海豚數量作為交換條件，重啟商業捕鯨。
來自柯林斯例句