whalebone

美 [ˈweɪlboʊn]英 [ˈweɪlbəʊn]
  • n.鲸须,鲸骨(几种鲸上腭的角质薄片,旧时用以支撑衣服)
whalebonewhalebone

noun

U鲸须,鲸骨(几种鲸上腭的角质薄片,旧时用以支撑衣服)
a thin hard substance found in the upper jaw of some types of whale , used in the past to make some clothes stiffer

noun

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

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  1. An article carved or engraved from whalebone , whale ivory , walrus tusk , etc. , usually by American whalers .

    通常由美国捕鲸人完成的,用鲸须、鲸牙和海象胡须等雕刻出来的东西。

  2. From whalebone to laparoscope .

    从鲸须以腹腔镜。

  3. Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat ; of Atlantic and Pacific .

    大型平头须鲸,沿喉部有深沟槽;产于大西洋和太平洋。

  4. Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives .

    有长的鳍状肢的大型须鲸,以其潜水时背部为拱形或有肉锋而闻名。

  5. Large arctic whalebone whale ; allegedly the ` right ' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil .

    大型水生须鲸;由于其鲸须和鲸油的价值高而被称为好鲸。

  6. Your quill pen will be whalebone , your ink a juice secreted by cuttlefish or squid .

    您使的笔是鲸鱼的触须,墨水是墨鱼或乌贼分泌的汁。

  7. Bone [ excl. whalebone , worked beyond cleaning , simple sawing , cutting ( crosswise or lengthwise ), rough planning , flattening or bleaching ]

    骨[不包括鲸骨,不仅进行清洗简单锯切(横向地或纵向地),且粗略刨光、压平或漂白]

  8. Spanx are a type of modern-day corset , and they compress the body enough to cause nerve problems , stomach pain , and other bodily issues affected women who wore whalebone corsets not so long ago .

    瘦身裤是一种新型束腰,它对身体的压力足以造成神经问题、肚子痛,以及其它不久前鲸须束腰胸衣会造成的身体问题。

  9. Mrs Harden , be it observed , was the housekeeper , a woman after Mr Brocklehurst 's own heart , made up of equal parts of whalebone and iron . ( Jane Eyne by charlotte Bronte ) .

    要说管家哈登太太,这个女人心肠也跟布洛克赫斯特先生一样,都是用鲸骨和铸铁部件造出来的。

  10. Every once in a while Peleg came hobbling out of his whalebone den , roaring at the men down the hatchways , roaring up to the riggers at the mast-head , and then concluded by roaring back into his wigwam .

    法勒则每隔一会儿就从那鲸骨的小窠里一步一点地走出来,在舱口对下面的人咆哮一阵,又对那些在上面桅顶上工作的帆手们咆哮一阵,然后又大肆咆哮地回到他那小屋里去。