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

• Some of the kinds of whales are the blue whale, the humpback, the gray whale, and the white whale.
  鲸鱼的种类还包括蓝鲸，座头鲸，灰鲸和白鲸。
• Japan has been under pressure from conservation groups, the United states, Australia and New Zealand not to hunt humpback whales-which are considered near__3__.
  日本一直以来受到来自保护组织，美国，澳大利亚和新西兰的压力，他们要求日本停止捕杀驼背鲸，该物种被认为已接近灭绝。
• 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。
• The hunt will include famed humpback whales for the first time.
  而且日本此次的捕鲸计划首次将珍稀物种座头鲸纳入捕杀名单。
• Forty tons of gleaming muscle, a humpback whale blasts out of the water near South Africa.
  一条四十吨重的驼背鲸跳跃出水面，这是南非水域附近的一幕。
• Male humpback whales are famed for the loud, long and complex songs they make during the mating season.
  雄性座头鲸以“嗓门大”“身型长”“擅长复杂歌曲”闻名于世界。
• Every humpback has a different pattern of spots, just as human fingerprints are all different.
  每头座头鲸的尾部斑点都不同，就如同人类的指纹。
• What scientists do know is that the journey of this humpback shows the flexibility in whales'behavior and ability to behave in ways we don't understand.
  科学家们只知道，这头座头鲸的旅行充分展示了鲸鱼的灵活性，它们身上，还有人们尚未了解的行为方式。
• Hang-glide and spot humpback whales in the new-age beach paradise of Byron Bay.
  在拜伦湾新潮的海滩天堂乘坐悬挂式滑翔机和观看座头鲸。
• Its main attractions include the nearby Mendenhall Glacier, where the visitors 'center offers boardwalk trails that overlook bear-viewing areas, and small boat trips to watch orca and humpback whales.
  该市的主要旅游景点包括附近的门登霍尔冰川（MendenhallGlacier），那里的游客中心提供可以俯瞰熊出没区域的木板路游览，以及可以观看虎鲸和座头鲸的小船游览。