I 1. noun 1) кит; bull whale - кит-самец; cow whale - самка кита 2) a whale of coll. - что-л. огромное, колоссальное или очень хорошее; a whale of a story - прекрасный рассказ 3) a whale at/on coll. - мастер (своего дела); знаток; мастак; he is a whale on/at history - он знаток истории - very like a whale 2. v.; usu. pres. part. бить китов II v. amer.; coll. бить, пороть ...
1. зоол. кит (Cetacea) bull whale —- кит-самец cow whale —- самка кита whale catcher —- китобойное судно 2. разг. нечто выдающееся (по величине или качеству) a whale of a story —- замечательный рассказ a whale of a fellow —- отличный парень a whale of a difference —- огромная разница to have a whale of a time —- замечательно провести время to be a whale on (at, for) —- быть знатоком или любителем (чего-л.) a whale for work —- неутомимый труженик; работяга a whale at tennis —- мастер тенниса a whale on reading —- человек, которого не оторвешь от книги he's a whale for facts —- его ничто не интересует, кроме фактов 3. (W.) астр. Кит (созвездие) Id: very like a whale —- ирон. ну конечно!, как же может быть иначе! (выражение сомнения) 4. бить китов 5. ам. разг. бить, пороть; ударять сплеча 6. ам. разг. разбить противника ...
1. n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body and horizontal tail, and breathing through a blowhole on the head. Phrases and idioms a whale of a colloq. an exceedingly good or fine etc. whale-oil oil from the blubber of whales. whale shark a large tropical whalelike shark, Rhincodon typus, feeding close to the surface. Etymology: OE hw{aelig}l 2. v.tr. esp. US colloq. beat, thrash. Etymology: var. of WALE ...
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I. noun (plural ~s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hw?l; akin to Old High German hwal ~ and perhaps to Latin squalus sea fish Date: before 12th century 1. or plural ~ cetacean; especially one (as a sperm ~ or killer ~) of larger size 2. one that is impressive especially in size a ~ of a difference a ~ of a good time • ~like adjective II. intransitive verb (~d; whaling) Date: 1700 to engage in ~ fishing III. transitive verb (~d; whaling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1790 1. lash, thrash 2. to strike or hit vigorously 3. to defeat soundly ...
(whales) 1. Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea. N-COUNT see also killer whale, sperm whale 2. If you say that someone is having a whale of a time, you mean that they are enjoying themselves very much. (INFORMAL) I had a whale of a time in Birmingham. PHRASE: V inflects ...
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~1 n 1 a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a mammal 2 have a whale of a time informal to enjoy yourself very much ~2 v whale into AmE to start attacking someone ...
