Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4811
whale
捕鲸
核心释义
to hunt for whales
- 1.
To hunt for whales.
- 2.
捕鲸
hunt for whales
使惨败；猛揍
用法In use
The villagers used to whale in these waters every spring.
用法提示：此处 whale 为动词原形，跟在 used to 后，表示“捕鲸”。
They whaled near the coast until the government banned it.
用法提示：此处 whaled 是 whale 的过去式，表示“捕鲸”这一动作。
Whaling has become a controversial industry.
用法提示：此处 whaling 是 whale 的动名词形式，作主语，表示“捕鲸”这件事。
whale + adverbial
whale 作不及物动词，后面接地点状语说明捕鲸海域。
The sailors whaled off the coast of Greenland.
水手们在格陵兰岛沿海捕鲸。
whale for sth
for 后说明捕鲸的目的或所求之物。
They whaled for meat and blubber.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- go whaling
- 去捕鲸
- In the old days, many sailors would go whaling for months at a time.在过去，许多水手会去捕鲸，一次数月。
- whaling ship
- 捕鲸船
- The museum displays a restored 19th-century whaling ship.博物馆展出了一艘修复过的19世纪捕鲸船。
- whaling industry
- 捕鲸业
- The whaling industry once thrived along the New England coast.捕鲸业曾在新英格兰沿海兴盛。
- ban whaling
- 禁止捕鲸
- Many countries have agreed to ban whaling to protect whale populations.许多国家已同意禁止捕鲸，以保护鲸鱼种群。
- whaling season
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象捕鲸时鲸鱼发出长啸，whale 的发音像 wail（哀号），把“捕鲸”和这声长啸联系在一起。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：航海与捕鲸业叙述、历史或环保话题 作“捕鲸”讲时，通常用于航海、捕鲸业或历史/环保类叙述；日常口语中较少单独使用，常见形式是 whaling 或 to hunt whales。整体语气偏中性、书面。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with /weɪl/, the pronunciation given for 'whale'. In this pronunciation, 'whale' and 'wail' are homophones. Beware the lookalikes 'while' /waɪl/ and 'whole' /hoʊl/, which sound different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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