whalebone

英 [ˈweɪlbəʊn]

美 [ˈweɪlboʊn]

n.  鲸须，鲸骨(几种鲸上腭的角质薄片，旧时用以支撑衣服)

复数：whalebones　

BNC.44494 / COCA.39651

牛津词典

noun

• 鲸须，鲸骨（几种鲸上腭的角质薄片，旧时用以支撑衣服）
  a thin hard substance found in the upper jaw of some types of whale , used in the past to make some clothes stiffer

英英释义

noun

• a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales
  Synonym:baleen

双语例句

• Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives.
  有长的鳍状肢的大型须鲸，以其潜水时背部为拱形或有肉锋而闻名。
• From whalebone to laparoscope.
  从鲸须以腹腔镜。
• An article carved or engraved from whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers.
  通常由美国捕鲸人完成的，用鲸须、鲸牙和海象胡须等雕刻出来的东西。
• 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。
• Bone [ excl. whalebone, worked beyond cleaning, simple sawing, cutting ( crosswise or lengthwise), rough planning, flattening or bleaching]
  骨[不包括鲸骨，不仅进行清洗简单锯切（横向地或纵向地），且粗略刨光、压平或漂白]
• Mrs Harden, be it observed, was the housekeeper, a woman after Mr Brocklehurst's own heart, made up of equal parts of whalebone and iron. ( Jane Eyne by charlotte Bronte).
  要说管家哈登太太，这个女人心肠也跟布洛克赫斯特先生一样，都是用鲸骨和铸铁部件造出来的。
• 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。