"whalers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 捕鲸者
• 捕鲸船

Definition

猎捕鲸鱼以获取鲸油、鲸肉或其他产品的人或船只。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常指从事捕鲸的人，但也可以指用于捕鲸的船只。现代多以历史或环保话题中出现。不要和“whale watchers”（观鲸游客）混淆。

Examples

Old whalers risked their lives hunting giant whales at sea.

老**捕鲸者**在海上冒着生命危险猎捕巨鲸。

Many whalers sailed from New England in the 1800s.

19世纪，许多**捕鲸者**从新英格兰出发航海。

The whalers caught two whales that season.

那个季节，**捕鲸者**捕捉了两条鲸鱼。

Modern laws strictly control what whalers can do today.

现代法律严格限制了**捕鲸者**现在能做的事情。

Greenpeace activists once clashed with whalers on the open sea.

绿色和平组织人士曾在公海与**捕鲸船**发生冲突。

Fewer whalers exist today, since whale hunting is mostly banned.

如今**捕鲸者**数量很少，因为捕鲸活动大多被禁止。