orca
orca — 名詞
1. a large black-and-white sea mammal from the dolphin family that hunts fish and o
虎鯨
黑白相間、會群體獵食的海中哺乳動物
a large black-and-white sea mammal from the dolphin family that hunts fish and other sea animals
An orca rose beside our boat and blew water into the air.
一頭虎鯨在我們船邊冒出水面，把水噴向空中。
see an orca from a boat
The children watched an orca chase seals near the ice.
孩子們看著一頭虎鯨在冰層附近追趕海豹。
watch an orca chase prey
At the show, one orca balanced a ball on its nose.
表演時，一頭虎鯨把球頂在鼻子上保持平衡。
A team followed two orcas for hours along the Alaska coast.
一個團隊沿著 Alaska 海岸跟著兩頭虎鯨好幾個小時。
A baby orca stayed close to its mother in rough water.
小虎鯨在湍急的海水中緊跟著母親。
- killer whale
the standard everyday name for exactly the same animal
- whale
a much broader everyday word for many large sea mammals
- cetacean
a formal scientific term covering whales, dolphins, and porpoises
- marine mammal
a very broad term that also includes animals such as seals
文法句型
see an orca
watch orcas hunt
baby orca
orca pod
用法筆記
Usually countable. The plural is often orcas in ordinary use. Killer whale is the more familiar everyday name, while orca is common in documentaries, science writing, and news reports.