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

• A must-see stop on any adventurous traveler's itinerary, a trip from Anchorage to Glacier Bay on Carnival Alaska will include sightings of numerous seabirds, otters, bears and even humpback whales.
  冰川湾是喜欢冒险的旅客必须要去的地方。从安克雷奇到冰川湾的旅途中，你可以看到无数的海鸟、水獭、熊、甚至是座头鲸。
• 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。
• Marine experts are still looking for ways to 【 herd two humpback whales back to the ocean 】.
  海军专家还在寻找办法把两头座头鲸赶回大海。
• Hang-glide and spot humpback whales in the new-age beach paradise of Byron Bay.
  在拜伦湾新潮的海滩天堂乘坐悬挂式滑翔机和观看座头鲸。
• Some of the kinds of whales are the blue whale, the humpback, the gray whale, and the white whale.
  鲸鱼的种类还包括蓝鲸，座头鲸，灰鲸和白鲸。
• 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。
• Male humpback whales combine groans, cries and shrieks into repeated patterns to make up their signature song.
  雄鲸将叹息，哭泣和尖叫组合起来，形成有特色的歌声。
• Humpback whales hold the world's record for longest mammalian voyage.
  座头鲸保持著世界上哺乳动物中迁徙距离最长的记录。
• Researchers in Australia have discovered that some tunes sung by mating humpback whales become popular across the ocean and are copied by other whales thousands of kilometres away.
  澳大利亚研究人员发现，交配期驼背鲸唱的一些旋律会在大洋中流行，并且会被几千千米外的其他鲸模仿。
• 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。