whale
whale1
(复同单，或whales)
a whale of a ——
whale2
verb
(复同单，或whales)
- a very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing
鲸。 见 baleen whale 和 toothed whale - Order Cetacea
鲸目见 baleen whale 和 toothed whale
a whale of a ——
- (informal)an exceedingly good example of a particular thing
(非正式)极好的，了不起的
you've been doing a whale of a job.
你一直工作得很不错。
- enjoy oneself very much
过得十分愉快
- Old English hwæl, of Germanic origin
whale2
verb
- [with obj.](informal, chiefly US.)beat; hit
(非正式，主 美)殴打；猛击
Dad came upstairs and whaled me.
爸爸上楼把我打了一顿。
[no obj.]they whaled at the water with their paddles.
他们用桨击水。
- late 18th cent.: variant of wale
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- dedicatee n.受奉献者（尤指书籍的受奉献者）
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- dedicative adj.贡献的，献纳的
- dedicator n.献身者
- dedicatory adj.奉献的，献呈的，献纳的
- dedifferentiate vi.去分化，反分化
- deduce vt.推论，推断,演绎,追溯根源
- deducible adj.可推论的
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- deduct vt.扣除，减去,演绎
- deductible adj.可扣除的
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