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whaler

/ˈweɪlə/ /ˈweɪlɚ/

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noun

捕鲸者，从事捕鲸业的人。

One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.

Examples :

"The whaler's grandfather told stories about his time hunting whales in the Arctic. "

那位捕鲸者的祖父经常讲他在北极捕鲸的往事。

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noun

捕鲸船

A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.

Examples :

"The old whaler, now a museum, showed visitors how whales were hunted long ago. "

那艘古老的捕鲸船现在成了一家博物馆，向游客展示了很久以前人们是如何捕鲸的。

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noun

鞭打者, 施鞭者

One who whales (flogs or beats).

Examples :

"The headmaster, known as a stern disciplinarian, was often referred to as a "whaler" by the students, even though he only used a ruler on outstretched hands. "

校长以严厉的纪律而闻名，学生们常常称他为“鞭打者”，即使他只是用尺子打手心。

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noun

壮汉，大块头。

A large, strong person.

Examples :

"The school's football team had a new whaler on the offensive line; he was remarkably strong. "

学校足球队的进攻线上来了一个新壮汉，他力气大得惊人。

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noun

庞然大物, 巨物。

Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.

Examples :

"The new school bus was a whaler, easily holding all the students in the class. "

新的校车是个庞然大物，轻松容纳了班里所有的学生。

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noun

真鲨， requiem 鲨。

Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.

Examples :

"The marine biologist studied the whaler shark, a type of requiem shark, for her research project. "

那位海洋生物學家为了她的研究项目，研究了真鲨，也就是一种requiem鲨。

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noun

流浪汉，游民

A sundowner; one who cruises about.

Examples :

"After retirement, my grandfather became a bit of a whaler, driving around town each day, visiting different cafes and chatting with whoever he met. "

退休后，我爷爷有点像个流浪汉，每天开车在城里转悠，去不同的咖啡馆，跟遇到的人聊天。

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