【blubber】 - A-level备考词汇

blubber

US:  [ˈblʌbə(r)]

过去分词：blubbered  现在分词：blubbers  第三人称单数：blubbering  

v.

1.〈非正式〉大声哭泣; 号哭

2.〈非正式〉哭诉; 边哭边说

n.

1.海兽脂肪,尤指鲸脂

2.多余的脂肪

1 . Some blubber ends up in the trash, no longer prized as fuel for heat and light when a drill rig nearby makes natural gas cheap and easy.
直到更多的雪下下来才能掩盖这种场景。一些鲸脂不再作为加热和点灯的燃料捕获品，最后成了垃圾。附近一个钻井架使得天然气既便宜又方便。

2 . Keeping warm: Just like the polar bear and the otter, it is possible that humans develop an extra layer of "blubber" to keep warm.
保暖：就像北极熊和水獭，人类很有可能长出类似于“鲸脂”的皮层来保暖。

3 . is dead. Its body is taken aboard the ship. A crew of men sets to work stripping the great whale of its blubber.
鲸鱼死了，它的身体被拖上了船的甲板。一个水手带着工具，去剥离这条巨大的鲸鱼的鲸脂。

4 . Robert is a real tub of blubber. A little more and he won't be able to get through the door.
罗拔真是够胖的。再胖一点他就过不了房门了。

5 . A crew of men sets to work stripping the great whale of its blubber.
一个水手带着工具，去剥离这条巨大鲸鱼的鲸脂。