whale 的 3 个定义
plural whales, whale.
- any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
- Informal. something big, great, or fine of its kind: I had a whale of a time in Europe.
- Astronomy. the constellation Cetus.
whaled, whal·ing.
- to engage in whaling or whale fishing.
- Digital Technology. to phish by posing as a company’s attorney, CEO, vendor, or other authorized entity in order to scam a payroll department, corporate executive, etc., out of money or confidential information: When she demonstrated her project, “How to Whale and Make Millions,” they didn’t know whether to award her or arrest her!Compare spear phish.
whaled, whal·ing.
- Digital Technology. to make a phishing victim by posing as an entity authorized to procure money or confidential information from the company: Before proving he had been whaled, the marketing VP was subjected to much scrutiny and suspicion.
whale 近义词
cetacean mammal
更多whale例句
- Humpback whales off Alaska sometimes use their fins and circular bubble nets to catch fish.
- Cetaceans — dolphins, whales and porpoises — are known for using clever strategies to round up meals.
- Now researchers have measured levels of carbon-14 in the vertebrae of two whale sharks.
- Until now, scientists hadn’t known how fast those whale shark vertebrae gain a new growth band.
- To stay submerged longer, whales recycle air that they’ve used to make echolocation clicks.
- The Dude is at his happiest when he has a few minutes of solitude and rest to get high and listen to whale sounds.
- Japan is throwing its annual whale week again to celebrate its dubious commercial hunting of the endangered mammals.
- Guests are also invited to try fried pieces of whale seasoned with curry powder.
- That dinner kicked off a government-sanctioned Whale Exhibition that will go until the 13th.
- Pharmaceutical company Ohta Isan has a product called Balenine Dash, which is made from whale and claims to give you energy.
- A Naval Officer who has seen her says she is lying in shallow water—6 fathoms—bottom upwards looking like a stranded whale.
- He was experienced in the North Atlantic trade, in seal, whale and cod fishing and other Newfoundland industries.
- Fish scales cover the walls, and everywhere there is a smell as if one were in the belly of a whale.
- I've seen pictures of an excited whale turning a boat full of men over.
- Fat Boy's two hundred and eighty-odd pounds were drooped over his chair like the blubber of an exhausted, beach-stranded whale.