whalebone

whalebone

美 [ˈhweɪlˌboʊn] 　英 [ˈweɪlˌbəʊn]

• n.鲸须
• 网络鲸骨；鲸须制品

词形变化

复数：whalebones  

英汉双解

英汉解释

na.	1. 鲸须[骨];鲸须[骨]制品

英英解释

n.	1. a hard substance from whales that was used in the past to make women’s clothing stiff

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.

露脊鲸：露脊鲸科中的几种鲸，特征为头部硕大、嘴边长有鲸须而无背鳍。

Why might she probe herself with a piece of whalebone? A turkey feather? A knitting needle?

为何她可能会用鲸骨、火鸡羽毛或是毛衣针扎自己？

large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific.

大型平头须鲸，沿喉部有深沟槽；产于大西洋和太平洋。

A lightweight corset bone originally made from the quills of domestic fowl as a substitute for whalebone.

羽骨最初家禽的羽茎制成的作为鲸须代用品的轻质胸衣骨架

A piece of whalebone or similar material used as a corset stay.

用一块鲸骨或类似物做成的女用束腹的支撑物

largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere.

现知最大的哺乳动物；多数在南半球的蓝灰色定期迁移的须鲸。

A whalebone whale (Balaena mysticetus) of Arctic seas, having a very large head and an arched upper jaw.

北极露脊鲸，弓头鲸：生活在北冰洋的一种有鲸须的鲸鱼（北极露脊鲸露脊鲸属），具有大的头部和拱形的上颚。

large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the 'right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil.

大型水生须鲸；由于其鲸须和鲸油的价值高而被称为“好”鲸。