humpback

英 [ˈhʌmpbæk]

美 [ˈhʌmpbæk]

n.  座头鲸

复数：humpbacks　过去式：humpbacked　

TEM8医学

BNC.36890 / COCA.21537

柯林斯词典

• 座头鲸
  Ahumpbackor ahumpback whaleis a large whale with a curved back.

英英释义

noun

• large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
  Synonym:humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliae
• a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
  Synonym:hunchbackcrookback
• an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
  Synonym:kyphosishunchback

双语例句

• Forty tons of gleaming muscle, a humpback whale blasts out of the water near South Africa.
  一条四十吨重的驼背鲸跳跃出水面，这是南非水域附近的一幕。
• If the analysis by the researchers is confirmed, mice can be added to the short list of creatures that sing in the presence of the opposite sex, including songbirds, humpback whales, porpoises, insects and, possibly, bats.
  如果研究者们的分析能够得到证实，老鼠可以加入会在异性面前“唱歌”的生物之列，这类动物包括鸣雀、座头鲸、昆虫，可能还有蝙蝠。
• What scientists do know is that the journey of this humpback shows the flexibility in whales'behavior and ability to behave in ways we don't understand.
  科学家们只知道，这头座头鲸的旅行充分展示了鲸鱼的灵活性，它们身上，还有人们尚未了解的行为方式。
• Male humpback whales have their own version of popular songs, and their hits spread through the ocean to other whales, according to an Australian study released.
  澳大利亚研究人员近期发现，雄性座头鲸也有“流行歌曲”，他们所唱之歌能够长距离“传唱”给其他鲸类。
• Humpback whales, protected under a1966 worldwide moratorium by International Whaling Commission after years of overhunting, are renowned for their complex songs and acrobatic displays.
  座头鲸以会“唱动听的歌曲”和表演杂技而著称。多年来，座头鲸被人类过度捕猎，1966年，国际捕鲸委员会出台捕杀禁令以保护这一物种。
• The hunt will include famed humpback whales for the first time.
  而且日本此次的捕鲸计划首次将珍稀物种座头鲸纳入捕杀名单。
• Every humpback has a different pattern of spots, just as human fingerprints are all different.
  每头座头鲸的尾部斑点都不同，就如同人类的指纹。
• Japan has been under pressure from conservation groups, the United states, Australia and New Zealand not to hunt humpback whales-which are considered near__3__.
  日本一直以来受到来自保护组织，美国，澳大利亚和新西兰的压力，他们要求日本停止捕杀驼背鲸，该物种被认为已接近灭绝。
• A fisherman fishing just east of the Farallon Islands spotted a female humpback whale entangled in a web of crab traps and lines.
  一天，一名在法拉隆群岛东边打鱼的渔民发现一条雌性座头鲸被捕蟹网缠住。
• This humpback mother whale still loves her freaky albino baby.
  驼背鲸妈妈仍然爱着她的白化病宝宝。