whaling

英 [ˈweɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈweɪlɪŋ]

n. 捕鲸(业)

现在分词：whaling　

Collins.1 / BNC.13325 / COCA.15560

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noun

Protocol to the International Convention for the regulation of whaling;
国际捕鲸管制公约议定书；
Just pretend it's a whaling ship and.
就当作是在捕鲸船上。
In exchange, whaling countries would accept quotas for the number of whales they could kill.
作为一种交换，捕鲸的国家将会接受捕鲸配额。
To take a firm stance on whaling.
在猎鲸问题上立场坚定。
Critics say it is commercial whaling in all but name.
批评人士说，捕鲸完全是商业目的，只是用了不同名目罢了。
Last month, another Japanese whaling ship collided with a high-tech trimaran owned by Sea Shepherd.
上个月，另一艘日本捕鲸船与海洋看守保护协会所属的高科技三体船相撞。
The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
国际捕鲸委员会投票支持禁止商业捕鲸。
Now that the two Sea Shepherd members have been released, the controversial whaling expedition will resume.
现在既然已释放了这两名海洋守护协会的成员，他们引发争议的捕鲸活动将继续进行。
Despite large population drops due to whaling, sperm whales are still fairly numerous.
虽然由于捕鲸导致了巨大鲸数的减少，抹香鲸的数目仍很巨大。
The Japanese whaling fleet is warning environmentalists to stay away from its Southern Ocean hunt this year.
日本捕鲸船队警告环境保护者们远离他们今年在南部海洋的捕鲸行动。