whaling
英 ['weɪlɪŋ]
美 ['welɪŋ]
- n. 捕鲸；捕鲸业；一阵痛打
- v. 捕鲸；鞭打（whale的ing形式）
- n. (Whaling)人名；(英)惠林
英文词源
- whaling (n.)
- "whale-fishing," 1716, verbal noun from whale (v.).
双语例句
- 1. The commission is calling for a global ban on whaling.
- 委员会要求全球禁止捕鲸。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
- 岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
- 会议呼吁两年内暂停商业捕鲸活动。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
- 国际捕鲸委员会投票支持禁止商业捕鲸.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling.
- 他们见利忘义地试图以减少屠杀海豚数量作为交换条件，重启商业捕鲸。
来自柯林斯例句
