"blubber" in Chinese (Traditional)
鯨脂哭泣(抽泣)
Definition
「Blubber」是鯨魚和其他海洋哺乳動物皮下的厚脂肪層。作為動詞,也指哭泣、嚎啕大哭。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
作為名詞,“blubber”只用來指海洋哺乳動物的脂肪層,不能用於人類或其他動物。作為動詞(to blubber),比較非正式且稍帶負面,描述大聲且無法控制地哭泣。不要用於一般哭泣,比“cry”或“sob”更強烈。
Examples
Some whales have a thick layer of blubber under their skin.
有些鯨魚的皮下有一層厚厚的**鯨脂**。
People used blubber as fuel for lamps in the past.
過去人們用**鯨脂**作為油燈燃料。
The child began to blubber when she lost her toy.
小女孩弄丟玩具時開始**哭泣**。
Don’t blubber; it’s just a scraped knee.
別**哭哭啼啼**,只是不小心擦傷而已。
He was blubbering so hard, I could hardly understand what he was saying.
他**哭得**太大聲了,我幾乎聽不懂他說什麼。
Seal blubber keeps them warm in icy water.
海豹的**鯨脂**讓牠們在冰冷的水裡保持溫暖。