| 词汇 | whalebone |
| 释义 | whalebone noun[ U ] uk /ˈweɪl.bəʊn/ us /ˈweɪl.boʊn/ a strong, flexible material (= one that is able to bend) found as several hanging pieces in the upper part of the mouth of some types of whale, used in the past for example for making corsets(= a tight piece of underwear worn to make the waist appear smaller): 鲸须 The blue whale collects its food on a curtain of baleen or whalebone in its mouth.蓝鲸用嘴里的一排鲸须猎食。 Whalebone provided structural support for corsets and helped to round out voluminous Victorian skirts.鲸须为紧身胸衣提供了结构上的支持，并让维多利亚时代丰满的裙装显得更加圆润。 The rising demand for whalebone (baleen) helped to keep the whaling industry alive. Enterprising sailors carved whalebone to make scrimshaw gifts for mothers, sisters, and faithful sweethearts. Baleen whales, such as the blue whale and hump back, use their vast curtains of whalebone to sieve a living from the sea. The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals ala baleen bristle bristly coated cowhide dander downy feather fleece mane plumule prickle sable seashell spine spinneret vibrissa whiskery wishbone Examples of whalebonewhalebone He did not record the names or arrival dates of a single vessel carved into the whalebone. Then he told the boy to bring in scrapings of whalebone. To this must be added the whalebone and guano worth at least £60,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are those creatures which constitute the plankton, upon which subsist mackerel, herring, tunny and the large whalebone whale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other forms of scrimshaw included whalebone fids (rope splicer), bodkins (needle), swifts (yarn holding equipment) and sailors' canes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In many cases its armour plates were replaced with scales of metal, leather or whalebone laced together with silk or leather cords. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The whalebones, remnants of aboriginal whaling by the islanders, are big enough to work as elements like stair railings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To increase rigidity, they were reinforced with many strips of whalebone, cording, or pieces of leather. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By the 1830s, women had started to wear petticoats with hoops of whalebone or cane inside the hem. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To pass the time, some sailors used the leftover whalebone to make homecoming gifts for their friends and loved ones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The crinolines were made of whalebone and were covered with layers of flounced petticoats. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Steel and baleen (whalebone) were the dominant materials for boning and were occasionally used together. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These first kayaks were constructed from stitched seal or other animal skins stretched over a wood or whalebone-skeleton frame. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Being compelled by his health to return home, he then amused himself with making a clock having wooden wheels and a whalebone spring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is typically powered by a wound spring made of whalebone, and the actions are controlled by a set of cams and levers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of whalebone 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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