"whalers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 捕鯨者
• 捕鯨船

Definition

為了獲取鯨油、鯨肉或其他產品而捕鯨的人或船隻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多指捕鯨的人，也可代表捕鯨船，現今多用於歷史背景或環保議題。與“whale watchers” （觀鯨者）不同。

Examples

Old whalers risked their lives hunting giant whales at sea.

舊時的**捕鯨者**冒著生命危險在海上捕獵巨鯨。

Many whalers sailed from New England in the 1800s.

19世紀，許多**捕鯨者**從新英格蘭啟航。

The whalers caught two whales that season.

那一季，**捕鯨者**捕捉到兩隻鯨魚。

Modern laws strictly control what whalers can do today.

現代法律嚴格管理**捕鯨者**今天能做的事。

Greenpeace activists once clashed with whalers on the open sea.

綠色和平組織的行動者曾在公海與**捕鯨船**發生衝突。

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

如今**捕鯨者**已很少，因為捕鯨活動大多被禁止。