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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• First prize went to Bryce Flynn of Woburn, Massachusetts who took this amazing shot ( above) of a humpback whale feeding.
  一等奖前往布莱斯的沃本弗林，谁参加了这个惊人的马萨诸塞州的一杆座头鲸喂养（段）。
• 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。
• Grizzlies, black bears, wolves, wolverines, humpback whales, and orcas thrive along a coast that has been home to First Nations like the Gitga'at for hundreds of generations.
  灰熊，黑熊，狼，狼獾，座头鲸和逆戟鲸等各种生物在第一民族（比如吉塔嘉）千年来世代居住的沿海繁衍生息。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。