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Whalers Meaning in English

word · lemma: whaler

ˈhweɪɫɝz/, /ˈweɪɫɝz
WAY-lerz
wˈeɪləz
WAY-luhz

释义

People or ships that hunt whales for their oil, meat, or other products.

用法与细微差别

Most often refers to people involved in whale hunting, but can also mean the ships used. Today the term is mainly historical or used in environmental discussions. Plural is 'whalers'. Not to be confused with 'whale watchers' (tourists).

例句

Old whalers risked their lives hunting giant whales at sea.

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Many whalers sailed from New England in the 1800s.

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The whalers caught two whales that season.

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Modern laws strictly control what whalers can do today.

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Greenpeace activists once clashed with whalers on the open sea.

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

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