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I.whale¹ /weɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hwæl]
1. a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a ↑mammal
2. have a whale of a time informal to enjoy yourself very much
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COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
▪ a beached/stranded whale (=one that is stuck on land) The beached whales are quite obviously very distressed.
verbs
▪ go whale-watching You can go whale watching off the coast.
▪ hunt whales Some countries continue to hunt whales, even though they have no real use for them and the whales are in danger of extinction.
▪ save the whales Greenpeace campaigns to save the whales.
▪ a whale breaches (=comes up through the surface of the water) He got a picture of a whale breaching, with droplets of water glittering in the sun.
phrases
▪ a school/pod of whales (=a group of whales) A school of sperm whales was sighted.
whale + NOUN
▪ whale music/song (=sounds made by whales) Scientists believe that whale song is used to communicate.
▪ whale oil (=fat from whales that has been made into oil) Whale oil was used in lamps.
▪ whale meat Whale meat was once part of the local people's diet.
▪ whale blubber (=fat from whales)
II.whale² BrE AmE verb [intransitive] American English
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Perhaps from wale 'to mark someone's skin by hitting them' (15-20 centuries), from wale 'weal'; ⇨ ↑weal]
whale into/on somebody/something to start hitting someone or something

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Whales are large marine mammals. Whales breathe air using lungs.


◎	[weil]
※	danh từ
	■	(động vật học) cá voi
	〆	a whale on (at, for) something
		✓	một tay cừ về cái gì; một người ham thích cái gì
	〆	have a whale of a time
		✓	(thông tục) rất thích thú, có thời gian vui chơi thoả thích
			☆	a whale of a city
				một thành phố mênh mông
			☆	we had a whale of a time
				chúng ta đã vui chơi thoả thích
※	nội động từ
	■	săn cá voi
		☆	to go whaling
			đi săn cá voi