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whale

B1 noun
us /ˈweɪl/

Các nghĩa

  1. cá voi (trừ cá heo và cá heo chuột)

    Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises.

    Near-synonym: baleen (obsolete sense)

  2. cá voi (bộ Cá voi)

    Any species of Cetacea.

    broadly

  3. vật khổng lồ, người to lớn

    Something, or someone, that is very large.

    figuratively

    It was a whale of a job. […] It took two months, and the fair blush of youth off my cheeks.

  4. cừ khôi, xuất sắc

    Something, or someone, that is excellent.

    figuratively

    They were having a whale of a time when a very stern looking shop assistant came over to tell them off.

  5. tay chơi lớn (cờ bạc)

    A gambler who routinely wagers large amounts of money.

    figuratively

    These are often no-limit games as maximum bets cramp a whale’s style.

  6. nhà đầu tư lớn

    An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.

    figuratively · informal

  7. khách hàng chi tiêu mạnh tay

    A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.

    figuratively

    Whales are the big spenders who drop huge amounts of money into a game.

  8. người béo phì (thường là phụ nữ)

    An overweight person (usually a woman)

    colloquial · derogatory · figuratively

    The whale is still snoring. He's a real beauty, the whale. Got this thick curly hair all over his chest and stomach and legs.

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