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

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