whalebone

英['weɪlbəʊn] 美['weɪlboʊn]
  • n. 鲸须;鲸须制品
  • whack v.敲击;重打;瓜分n.重击;重打;尝试;一份
  • whacked adj.精疲力尽的;喝醉的动词whack的过去式和过去分词形式.
  • whacked-out adj.筋疲力尽的;累极了的
  • whacker n.好大的;大吹牛
  • whacking adv.非常adj.巨大的动词whack的现在分词形式.
    n. (名词)
    1. 鲸须制品
    2. 鲸须(几种鲸上腭的角质薄片旧时用以支撑衣服)
    3. 鲸骨(几种鲸上腭的角质薄片旧时用以支撑衣服)
    4. 鲸骨制品

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

1. The toughness, lightness, strength, and elasticity of whalebone gave it a wide variety of uses.
鲸须既韧又轻,而且强度和弹性大,这些特点使其用途广泛。

来自柯林斯例句

2. To stiffen ( a piece of clothing ) with stays, as of whalebone.
装骨架于 ( 服饰):用支持物使(衣服 ) 变硬, 如鲸骨的.

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