narwhal
['nɑ:wəl]
n.独角鲸, 一角鲸
n.
【动】独角鲸
narwhal
narwhal['nɑ:hwəl; -hwɑ:l]n.1.■【动物】独角鲸,一角鲸(Monodon monoceros)[亦作narwal, narwhale]
[ˈnɑːw(ə)l]
noun
- a small Arctic whale, the male of which has a long forward-pointing spirally twisted tusk developed from one of its teeth
独角鲸 - Monodon monoceros, family Monodontidae
拉丁名Monodon monoceros，独角鲸科
- mid 17th cent.: from Dutch narwal, Danish narhval, based on Old Norse nár 'corpse', with reference to skin colour
narwhal
名词 narwhal:
small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
同义词：narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros
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■A narwhal catches a breath at the surface between forays to the bottom in search of food. In medieval Europe, tusks were sold as the horns of unicorns.
一直独角鲸在准备潜水寻食之前浮出水面透气。在中世纪的欧洲，它们的角被当作传说中的独角兽的角来卖。
■Whether they catch a male or female narwhal, the Inuit waste nothing.
不论猎捕到公角鲸或母角鲸，因纽特人绝不浪费丝毫可用之物。
■The shaft of the ceremonial mace is the whorled tusk of a narwhal, a small Arctic whale.The door handles are of walrus tusk.
仪式权杖的螺纹杆是用一种小型的北极独角鲸的牙齿制成的，而门柄也是用海象的牙齿制成。
■The male narwhal's extraordinary1 tusk, up to three meters long, inspired2 legends3 of unicorns long ago.
公角鲸奇特的长牙（长达三米）在古时曾引发关于独角兽的传说。
■Other mammals are believed to contribute to the myth of the unicorn, including the narwhal, a whale with a long, spiraling tusk. (AP
其他哺乳类动物据信也是独角兽传说的灵感来源，其中包括带有一根螺旋状长牙的独角鲸。
■In fact, this monster is not a narwhal, but a wonderful submarine structure.
其实这怪物并非什么独角鲸，而是一艘构造奇妙的潜水艇。
■Prized by medieval royalty, inspiration for unicorn myths, narwhal tusks have driven men to extremes for centuries. Today the quest for tusks and skin threatens some populations.
受中世纪贵族珍视，独角兽传说的启蒙。几个世纪以来，独角鲸的角让人们去到世界的最远端。今天，对角和兽皮的需求使得独角鲸数量减少。
■In a unique aerial sequence, the migration of narwhal with their distinctive unicorn-like tusks is filmed for the first time.
在一次独特的空中拍摄中，首次记录了独角鲸的迁徙，它们独角般的长牙清晰可见。
■The highly specialized and dangerous technique of harpooning narwhal from a kayak is practiced by only a handful of people in Northern Greenland.
在格陵兰北部，坐在小皮划子里用鱼叉捕捉角鲸是一项十分特别并且危险的技术，只有很少的人能够掌握。
■In the 'tween-decks of the Narwhal, Buck and Curly joined two other dogs.
在纳赫尔号的底舱，巴克和克丽遇见了另外两条狗。
■The ability to identify individuals will enable scientists to know the size of narwhal populations as well as discovering more about narwhal social structure.
奇怪的独角鲸长牙是雄性在口上爆发的牙齿（雌性很少），他们有长牙的原因有很多假设，其中一个想法是，男性使用象牙去作战或向女性展示。
■The replacement of traditional weapons by rifles means that many more narwhal are killed or wounded than are retrieved.
如今来福枪取代了传统的工具，但也同时代表无辜死伤的鲸鱼比实际猎捕的数目高出许多。
■Other mammals are believed to contribute to the myth of the unicorn, including the narwhal, a whale with a long, spiraling tusk.
据说包括具有盘旋长牙的独角鲸等其它的哺乳动物和独角兽之说也有关.
■The day last light illuminates the boats and tents of narwhal hunters on Greenland Kangerluk Fjord.
格陵兰堪格卢峡湾里，最好一缕日光照亮了独角鲸捕猎者的皮船和帐篷。
■The narwhal has a single horn (actually a giant protruding tooth) and if unicorns existed in the sea, went the argument in medieval times, surely they also existed on land.
海中的独角兽--独角鲸只拥有一只角（实际上是一个巨型的突牙），因此中世纪有观点表示：既然有独角兽生活在海中，那么它同样会生活在陆地上。
■Dolphins and whales live in water too, but they are not fish at all. They are mammals, and so is the narwhal.
海豚和鲸鱼也生活在水里，但他们不属于鱼类，他们和独角鲸一样属于哺乳动物。
■Tusks of the narwhal whale were once sold as unicorn horns, and were immensely valuable.
独角鲸的长牙曾经一度被当成独角兽的角来贩售，价格十分昂贵。
■The narwhal's single, spiral tusk has always been a mystery.
独角鲸那独一无二的螺旋状尖角总是被视为神秘之物。
■Hunters have to get near enough to the edge of the ice to retrieve the narwhal with a grappling hook.
猎人们必须靠近浮冰的边缘，才能用尖利的爪钩捕捉鲸鱼。
■Today, narwhal ivory can still fetch large sums, and the whales are legally hunted by Inuit groups, such as these men in Nunavut, Canada.
直至今日，这些长牙依旧所费不赀，北美洲的原住民也能合法捕捉这些鲸鱼，例如住在加拿大努那维特的伊努特人。
■At last, one morning, the propeller was quiet, and the Narwhal was pervaded with an atmosphere of excitement.
终于在一天早晨，发动机安静了下来，纳赫尔号笼罩在了一片激昂的气氛中。
■The Arctic's strangest citizen is surely the narwhal.
角鲸无疑是北极地区最古怪的居民。
■They may not be magical,4 but narwhal tusks are worth lots of money.
角鲸的长牙或许不具有魔力，却相当值钱。
■Beaked whales and the narwhal are the only cetacean species with tusks, according to Baker.
贝克指出，在鲸豚类中，只有突吻鲸和独角鲸具有獠牙。
■An Inuit man hunting narwhal looks ant-size in his kayak (center-bottom) amid towering icebergs in this aerial view of a fjord near Qaanaaq, Greenland.
这是一幅在格陵兰图勒附近高空俯拍的照片。照片里,在高耸的冰山中一个看上去蚂蚁般大小的因纽特人坐在他的皮划子里(图片的中下部)捕捉角鲸。
■This sale includes two lots of sharks, a calf, a black sheep, a zebra and four skinned cows' heads, as well as a pony dressed up with a plastic narwhal horn to look like a unicorn.
这次的拍卖包括了2批鲨鱼群、一头金牛、一头黑绵羊、一匹斑马与四具带皮的牛头，还有一匹佩有塑料鲸鱼角的小矮马，看似就像一头麒麟。
■That was the last he saw of the man in the red sweater, and as Curly and he looked at receding Seattle from the deck of the Narwhal, it was the last he saw of the warm Southland.
那是他最后一次看到那个穿红汗衫的人，当他与克丽在纳赫尔号船的甲板上望着渐渐远去的西雅图时，也是他最后一次见到温暖的南方。
■Caspian Sea ringed seals, narwhal and Irrawaddy dolphins are also concerns scientists.
里海环斑海豹、独角鲸和伊洛瓦底豚也都在科学家的关注之内。
■In the narwhal the single unicorn-like tusk is a modified upper tooth, whereas the paired tusks of the beaked whales are modified lower teeth.
雄性独角鲸的长牙状如独角兽的长角，而突吻鲸的一对獠牙却短小的多。