Word · Frequency #17642
porpoising
/ˈpɔːrpəs/
verb
指水生呼吸动物(如鼠海豚或企鹅)反复跳出水面呼吸并连续潜入水中的动作。
porpoising is the present participle of porpoise.
核心释义
- 1.
指水生呼吸动物(如鼠海豚或企鹅)反复跳出水面呼吸并连续潜入水中的动作。
Said of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion.
- 2.
指飞机起飞或降落时连续俯冲;或指船只在水面上连续上下起伏。
Said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing; or of a watercraft: to successively plunge up and down in the water.
指飞机起飞或降落时连续俯冲;或指船只在水面上连续上下起伏。;海豚;鼠海豚
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- porpoises
- plural, third person singular
- porpoised
- past, past participle
- porpoising
- present participle
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