Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 9

Vocabulary

冯

Féng — A Chinese surname; also means 'by means of'.

与

yǔ / yù — And; with; together with.

年

nián — Year; a unit of time.

冰岛

Bīngdǎo — Iceland, the Nordic island nation.

航行

hángxíng — To navigate or sail; a voyage.

书简

shūjiǎn — Letters; written correspondence; epistles.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

所

suǒ — Used before a verb to form a noun phrase.

发现

fāxiàn — To discover; to find; a discovery.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

抹香鲸

mǒxiāngjīng — Sperm whale, a large toothed whale.

是

shì — To be; is, am, are.

一种

yī zhǒng — A type of; a kind of; one sort of.

活跃

huóyuè — Active; lively; energetic; dynamic.

而

ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses.

凶猛

xiōngměng — Fierce; ferocious; violent and powerful.

动物

dòngwù — Animal; a living creature.

需要

xūyào — To need; to require; necessity.

渔人

yúrén — Fisherman; a person who fishes.

具备

jùbèi — To possess; to have; to be equipped with.

极大

jí dà — Extremely great; very large; maximum.

技巧

jìqiǎo — Skill; technique; dexterity; craftsmanship.

胆量

dǎnliàng — Courage; guts; boldness; bravery.

致

zhì — To send to; addressed to; to cause.

法国

Fǎguó — France, the European country.

部长

bùzhǎng — Minister; head of a government department.

鲸鱼

jīngyú — Whale; a large marine mammal.

备忘录

bèiwànglù — Memorandum; memo; a written reminder or note.

请问

qǐngwèn — Excuse me; may I ask; polite inquiry opener.

先生

xiānsheng — Mister; sir; gentleman; husband.

世上

shì shàng — In the world; on earth; worldwide.

还有

hái yǒu — There is also; in addition; furthermore.

什么

shénme — What; anything; whatever.

能

néng — Can; able to; capable of.

与之

yǔ zhī — With it; compared to it; alongside it.

相媲美

xiāng pì měi — To compare favorably; to rival; to match in beauty.

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present at.

议会

yìhuì — Parliament; legislature; congress.

中

zhōng — In; middle; center; within.

论及

lùn jí — To discuss; to touch upon; to address a topic.

捕鲸业

bǔjīng yè — The whaling industry; whale-hunting trade.

西班牙

Xībānyá — Spain, the European country.

一头

yī tóu — One (animal); a single creature (measure word).

搁浅

gēqiǎn — To run aground; to be stranded; beached.

于

yú — At; in; on; from; a literary preposition.

欧洲

Ōuzhōu — Europe, the continent.

海岸

hǎi àn — Coastline; shore; seashore.

巨鲸

jù jīng — Giant whale; a huge whale.

某处

mǒu chù — Somewhere; a certain place; some location.

国王

guówáng — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom.

普通

pǔtōng — Ordinary; common; average; regular.

收入

shōurù — Income; revenue; earnings; receipts.

第十

dì shí — The tenth; tenth in sequence or order.

项

xiàng — Item; entry; a measure word for items.

来源

láiyuán — Source; origin; where something comes from.

据称

jùchēng — It is said; allegedly; reportedly.

基于

jīyú — Based on; founded upon; grounded in.

保护

bǎohù — To protect; to safeguard; protection.

海洋

hǎiyáng — Ocean; sea; the open waters.

免受

miǎn shòu — To be free from; to avoid suffering.

海盗

hǎidào — Pirate; sea robber; buccaneer.

劫匪

jiéfěi — Robber; bandit; plunderer; criminal.

侵扰

qīnrǎo — To harass; to disturb; to infringe upon.

之

zhī — Possessive or linking particle (literary).

职责

zhízé — Duty; responsibility; obligation.

即

jí — That is; namely; immediately; i.e.

对

duì — Toward; for; correct; opposite.

皇家

huángjiā — Royal; imperial; relating to the monarchy.

鱼类

yúlèi — Fish (as a category); various kinds of fish.

权利

quánlì — Right; entitlement; legal claim.

包括

bāokuò — To include; to consist of; including.

鲟鱼

xúnyú — Sturgeon; a large freshwater or sea fish.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to previously mentioned items.

无论

wúlùn — No matter; regardless of; whether or not.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (indicating passive voice).

冲上岸

chōng shàng àn — To wash ashore; to be swept onto land.

还是

háishi — Or; still; had better; either…or.

近海

jìn hǎi — Offshore; near the sea; coastal waters.

捕获

bǔhuò — To capture; to catch; to seize.

均归

jūn guī — All belong to; entirely attributed to.

所有

suǒyǒu — All; to own; ownership; belonging to.

船员们

chuányuán men — Crew members; sailors on a ship.

很快

hěn kuài — Very quickly; soon; rapidly.

投身

tóushēn — To throw oneself into; to devote oneself to.

这

zhè — This; these; referring to something nearby.

死亡

sǐwáng — Death; to die; mortality.

游戏

yóuxì — Game; play; to play a game.

精准

jīngzhǔn — Precise; accurate; exact; highly exact.

无误

wú wù — Without error; flawless; accurately correct.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; to take; literary future marker.

倒刺

dàocì — Barb; a backward-pointing spike or point.

钢矛

gāng máo — Steel spear; metal lance or harpoon.

悬于

xuán yú — Suspended above; hanging over something.

其

qí — Its; his; her; their (literary pronoun).

头顶

tóudǐng — Top of the head; overhead; above one's head.

时刻

shíkè — Moment; time; constantly; at all times.

守候

shǒuhòu — To wait for; to keep watch; to stand by.

每一个

měi yī gè — Every single one; each one.

转机

zhuǎnjī — A turning point; a favorable change in situation.

海难

hǎinàn — Shipwreck; maritime disaster; sea accident.

屋顶

wūdǐng — Roof; rooftop of a building.

穹顶

qióngdǐng — Dome; a rounded vault or ceiling.

尖塔

jiāntǎ — Spire; steeple; a tall tapering tower.

熠熠生辉

yì yì shēng huī — Glittering brilliantly; shining with bright light.

火箭

huǒjiàn — Rocket; a propelled projectile or spacecraft.

自行

zìxíng — By itself; on one's own; self-propelled.

腾飞

téngfēi — To soar; to take off rapidly; to surge upward.

转瞬即逝

zhuǎn shùn jí shì — Fleeting; vanishing in an instant; ephemeral.

火光

huǒguāng — Firelight; glow of flames; flash of fire.

悬挂

xuánguà — To hang; to suspend; to dangle.

苍穹

cāngqióng — The sky; the vault of heaven; firmament.

之上

zhī shàng — Above; over; on top of (literary).

若

ruò — If; as if; like (literary conditional).

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using; in order to.

火

huǒ — Fire; flame; anger; passionate.

比

bǐ — To compare; than; ratio; comparison.

水

shuǐ — Water; liquid; river.

高悬

gāo xuán — To hang high; suspended aloft.

于上

yú shàng — Above; overhead; at the top (literary).

喷射

pēnshè — To jet; to spurt; to spray forcefully.

入

rù — To enter; into; in.

空中

kōngzhōng — In the air; midair; aerial.

表达

biǎodá — To express; to convey; to communicate.

那

nà — That; those; then.

笨拙

bènzhuō — Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; inept.

喜悦

xǐyuè — Joy; happiness; delight; elation.

论

lùn — To discuss; to argue; an essay or treatise.

女王

nǚwáng — Queen; female monarch or ruler.

访问

fǎngwèn — To visit; to interview; to access.

伦敦

Lúndūn — London, the capital city of England.

每次

měi cì — Each time; every time; per occurrence.

心跳

xīntiào — Heartbeat; the beating of the heart.

可

kě — Can; may; able to; approximately.

十

shí — Ten; the number 10.

至

zhì — To; until; reaching; extremely.

十五

shíwǔ — Fifteen; the number 15.

加仑

jiālún — Gallon; a unit of liquid measurement.

血液

xuèyè — Blood; the red fluid in the body.

速度

sùdù — Speed; velocity; rate of motion.

从

cóng — From; since; following; to follow.

心脏

xīnzàng — Heart; the cardiac organ.

喷出

pēnchū — To spurt out; to gush forth; to eject.

关于

guānyú — About; regarding; concerning; with respect to.

解剖

jiěpōu — Dissection; anatomy; to dissect an organism.

记述

jìshù — To describe; an account; written record.

体型

tǐxíng — Body shape; physique; physical build.

较小

jiào xiǎo — Relatively small; comparatively smaller.