| 词汇 | krill |
| 释义 | krill noun[ U, + sing/pl verb ] uk /krɪl/ us /krɪl/ very small animals with a hard outer shell that live in the sea and are eaten in large numbers by some types of whale磷虾 Sea creatures abalone amphipod anemone barnacle barrier reef cowrie crab cray crayfish crustacean lobster marron mollusc mussel octopus shipworm shrimp snow crab soft-shell clam squid Examples of krillkrill Today krill is consumed by an increased abundance of smaller whales (minkes), seals (notably the crabeater seal) and seabirds (notably several penguin species), plus humans. As krill is the primary prey of crabeater seals, its geographic availability is probably the key factor affecting seal distribution during the non-breeding season. The distributions of peak areas of phytoplankton biomass and krill were patchy. Terrestrial ecosystems have few equivalents of schooling or aggregating marine species such as krill, forage fish, and squid, which support vast suites of large predators. But the upwelling, with all it means to krill productivity and dependent communities, could be significantly disrupted. Mysticetes have baleen plates that act like a giant filter, straining small animals (such as plankton and krill) from the seawater. In the year 1900 the great whales were probably consuming 190 million tonnes of krill per year, but today they are estimated to account for only 40 million tonnes. The discussion of effects of the variability of sea ice and teleconnections on krill, black guillemot, penguin, and polar bear populations will be of interest to all polar scientists. Suppose also that this supernatural intervention had no further significance consequences for anything other than the two krill. There are herring, hake, blue whiting, oysters and krill—every type of fish imaginable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The food potential of krill has been known for a number of years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The feasibility of harvesti3ng krill commercially is being considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Over-fishing of krill could have a devastating knock-on effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Experts also differ on what should be the sustainable krill catch and upon what addition this could make to the world supply of available protein. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The main object of the conference was to prevent the overfishing of marine life, from the shrimp-like krill to the massive whale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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