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whale



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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whale

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

[weil]
danh từ
(động vật học) cá voi
a whale on (at, for) something
một tay cừ về cái gì; một người ham thích cái gì
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


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