grammar · medium
易错句子The whale has a thick blubber under its skin.
正确表达The whale has thick blubber under its skin.
表示鲸脂时,blubber 是不可数名词,不能加不定冠词 a;去掉 a 后用零冠词即可,若需计数可说 a layer of blubber。
鲸脂;鲸鱼脂肪
blubbers — plural of blubber
爱哭的人;哭闹的人;鲸鱼和其他鲸类动物(鲸下目)表皮下的脂肪层;哭泣或大声哭泣的人;哭泣者;哭泣
A layer of fat under the skin of whales and other cetaceans.
鲸鱼和其他鲸类动物(鲸下目)表皮下的脂肪层
A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).
哭泣或大声哭泣的人;哭泣者
One who blubs (“cries or weeps freely and noisily”); a blubberer.
Whales rely on their thick layer of blubber to stay warm in cold ocean waters.
鲸鱼依靠它们厚厚的鲸脂层在寒冷的海洋水域中保持温暖。
用法提示:此处“blubber”作为名词,指鲸鱼皮下的脂肪层,起保暖作用。
The Inuit traditionally used blubber from seals and whales for oil and food.
因纽特人传统上使用海豹和鲸鱼的鲸脂来获取油和食物。
用法提示:“blubber”指海豹或鲸鱼的脂肪组织,用作资源。
Blubber also serves as an energy reserve when food is scarce.
鲸脂还在食物匮乏时充当能量储备。
用法提示:“blubber”作名词,表示鲸脂的储能功能。
grammar · medium
易错句子The whale has a thick blubber under its skin.
正确表达The whale has thick blubber under its skin.
表示鲸脂时,blubber 是不可数名词,不能加不定冠词 a;去掉 a 后用零冠词即可,若需计数可说 a layer of blubber。
grammar · medium
易错句子The whale has a thick layer blubber under its skin.
正确表达The whale has a thick layer of blubber under its skin.
汉语说“一层鲸脂”不用介词,但英语中 layer 后接名词时要用 of 构成“a layer of + 名词”;补上 of 才能把 layer 和 blubber 正确连接。
grammar · medium
易错句子Whales store blubbers to survive in cold water.
正确表达Whales store blubber to survive in cold water.
表示鲸脂的 blubber 是不可数名词,没有复数形式;blubbers 只用于“爱哭的人”这一可数义项,所以这里应去掉 -s。
fat 是泛指脂肪的通用词,人和动物的脂肪都能用,口语里也说体脂、肥肉;blubber 专指鲸类等海兽皮下那层厚厚的脂肪,属生物学用词,不能用来指人的脂肪。
lard 特指猪的脂肪,通常指炼出来做食用的猪油;blubber 指鲸等海兽的皮下脂肪,所指动物和用途都不同,二者不能互换。
rubber 指橡胶这种材料或橡皮擦,是日常物品用词;blubber 指鲸脂。两者拼写和读音相近(blubber /ˈblʌbə/ 与 rubber /ˈrʌbə/),意思却毫无关系,容易因形近音近而混淆。
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