blubber
n. 鯨脂; 鯨油; 啜泣; 哽咽
vt. 哭訴
vi. 又哭又鬧
Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.
The baby whale develops a thick layer of blubber to protect it from the cold sea.
幼鯨長出一層厚厚的鯨脂,以抵禦寒冷的海水。
If someone blubbers, they cry noisily and in an unattractive way.
She started to blubber like a child.
她開始像個小孩似的放聲大哭。
1. an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
2. excess bodily weight;
1. cry or whine with snuffling;
2. utter while crying
The blubber rendered down into oil.
鯨脂被熬成油.
Walrus populations were in serious decline during centuries of wholesale slaughter for their blubber and tusks.
幾個世紀以來,為獲取海象脂和獠牙,人們成批捕殺海象,使海象數量嚴重減少.
Girl painful twist of the body, a wry face, not to blubber out.
小姑娘疼得扭動著身子, 扭歪了臉, 不讓自己大聲哭出來.
The feet pose particular problems since they cannot be covered with insulationform of feathers or blubber.
腳部雖然沒有羽毛或脂肪覆蓋,但也不怕凍,原因有二.
A crew of men sets to work stripping the great whale of its blubber.
一個水手帶著工具,去剝離這條巨大鯨魚的鯨脂.