whalebone

英 ['we?lb??n] 美['welbon]
  • n. 鯨須制品;鯨須
  • adj. 鯨須制的

英文詞源


whalebone (n.)
also whale-bone, c. 1200, from whale (n.) + bone (n.).

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. The toughness, lightness, strength, and elasticity of whalebone gave it a wide variety of uses.
鯨須既韌又輕,而且強(qiáng)度和彈性大,這些特點(diǎn)使其用途廣泛。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. To stiffen ( a piece of clothing ) with stays, as of whalebone.
裝骨架于 ( 服飾):用支持物使(衣服 ) 變硬, 如鯨骨的.

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