noun🔗Share江豚, 鼠海豚 A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales."While whale watching, we saw a pod of porpoises swimming alongside the boat. "在观鲸的时候，我们看到一群江豚在船边游动。animaloceanfishbiologynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share江豚，小海豚 (imprecisely) Any small dolphin."The aquarium showed off several porpoises, which were smaller than the dolphins. "水族馆展示了几只江豚，它们比海豚要小。animaloceanfishbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share跃出水面, 上下翻腾 Said of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion."The dolphins were porpoising playfully in the ocean waves. "海豚们在海浪中嬉戏，跃出水面，上下翻腾，玩得不亦乐乎。animalbiologyoceannatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share（飞机）跳跃式起落，（船）如海豚般跳跃。 Said of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing; or of a watercraft: to successively plunge up and down in the water."The small plane porpoised several times as it took off from the short runway. "那架小飞机在从短跑道起飞时，像海豚一样跳跃了好几次。vehiclenauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
