Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 13

Vocabulary

抹香鲸

mǒxiāng jīng — Sperm whale, large toothed whale species.

巨头鲸

jùtóu jīng — Pilot whale, medium-sized oceanic dolphin species.

不仅

bùjǐn — Not only; used to introduce additional information.

比

bǐ — Compared to; than; used in comparisons.

真鲸

zhēn jīng — True whale; referring to baleen whale species.

格陵兰鲸

Gélínglán jīng — Greenland whale; bowhead whale of Arctic waters.

或

huò — Or; either; used to present alternatives.

露脊鲸

lùjǐ jīng — Right whale, large baleen whale lacking dorsal fin.

更为

gèngwéi — Even more; to a greater degree or extent.

武装

wǔzhuāng — Armed; equipped with weapons for combat.

精良

jīngliáng — Excellent; superior in quality or craftsmanship.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; introducing a reason or cause.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects/animals.

身体

shēntǐ — Body; the physical form of a living being.

两端

liǎng duān — Both ends; the two extremities of something.

各有

gè yǒu — Each has; respectively possessing something different.

一件

yī jiàn — One item; measure word for objects or matters.

强大

qiángdà — Powerful; mighty; having great strength or force.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

武器

wǔqì — Weapon; tool or instrument used for fighting.

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.

还

hái — Still; also; in addition; furthermore.

更

gèng — Even more; to a greater degree or extent.

频繁

pínfán — Frequent; happening repeatedly and often.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

表现出

biǎoxiàn chū — To display; to show or exhibit a quality.

主动

zhǔdòng — Proactive; taking initiative; acting on one's own.

使用

shǐyòng — To use; to employ or make use of something.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to previously mentioned plural items.

进攻

jìngōng — To attack; to launch an offensive against enemy.

倾向

qīngxiàng — Tendency; inclination toward a particular behavior.

其

qí — Its; their; third-person possessive pronoun in writing.

方式

fāngshì — Method; manner; way of doing something.

之

zhī — Classical possessive or structural particle meaning 'of'.

狡猾

jiǎohuá — Cunning; crafty; sly and deceitful in behavior.

大胆

dàdǎn — Bold; daring; showing courage or audacity.

凶猛

xiōngměng — Fierce; ferocious; violent and aggressive in nature.

使其

shǐ qí — Causing it; making it so; resulting in something.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating subject receives the action.

认为

rènwéi — To consider; to believe or think something is true.

是

shì — Is; to be; linking subject and predicate.

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of a group or set.

已知

yǐzhī — Known; already identified or discovered.

鲸族

jīng zú — Whale family; the group or clan of whale species.

物种

wùzhǒng — Species; a biological classification of organisms.

中

zhōng — Among; within; in the middle of a group.

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker in comparisons.

危险

wēixiǎn — Dangerous; hazardous; posing risk or threat.

攻击

gōngjī — To attack; an aggressive assault against someone.

对象

duìxiàng — Target; object; the subject of an action.

环球

huánqiú — Around the world; global; circumnavigating the globe.

捕鲸

bǔ jīng — Whaling; the hunting and catching of whales.

航行

hángxíng — Voyage; navigation; traveling by sea or air.

十月

shíyuè — October; the tenth month of the year.

十三日

shísān rì — The thirteenth day of the month.

喷水

pēnshuǐ — Spouting water; a whale blowing at the surface.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.

瞭望台

liàowàngtái — Lookout post; elevated platform for watching surroundings.

上

shàng — Above; on top of; a location indicator.

有人

yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person doing something.

高声

gāoshēng — Loudly; in a high-pitched or raised voice.

喊道

hǎn dào — Shouted; called out loudly saying something.

在

zài — At; in; located at a particular place.

哪个

nǎge — Which; which one; asking about a specific item.

方向

fāngxiàng — Direction; the course toward which something points.

船长

chuánzhǎng — Captain; the commander of a ship or vessel.

问道

wèn dào — Asked; inquired; said by way of questioning.

下风

xià fēng — Leeward; the downwind side of a vessel.

船头

chuántóu — Bow; the front part of a ship or boat.

偏

piān — Off to one side; slightly tilted or shifted.

三点

sān diǎn — Three points; three o'clock direction on a bearing.

长官

zhǎngguān — Officer; superior; a person in command or authority.

转动

zhuǎndòng — To turn; to rotate; to move something in circles.

你的

nǐ de — Your; belonging to you; second-person possessive.

舵轮

duòlún — Steering wheel; helm of a ship used for navigation.

稳住

wěn zhù — Hold steady; keep stable; maintain a fixed position.

桅顶

wéidǐng — Masthead; the top of a ship's mast.

的人

de rén — The person who; person at or doing something.

听着

tīngzhe — Listen up; pay attention; used to call for attention.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

现在

xiànzài — Now; at the present moment or time.

看到

kàndào — To see; to catch sight of something visually.

那头

nà tóu — That; measure word for large animals like whales.

鲸

jīng — Whale; large marine mammal of the order Cetacea.

吗

ma — Question particle turning statement into yes/no question.

是的

shì de — Yes; that's correct; affirmative response.

一群

yī qún — A group; a pod or school of animals.

跃出

yuè chū — To leap out; to jump up out of something.

水面

shuǐmiàn — Water surface; the top layer of a body of water.

喊出来

hǎn chūlái — To call out; to shout something aloud clearly.

每次

měi cì — Every time; each occasion something occurs.

都要

dōu yào — Must every time; required to do each time.

喊

hǎn — To shout; to yell; to call out loudly.

那儿

nàr — There; over there; referring to a nearby location.

就在

jiù zài — Right at; precisely located at a specific place.

喷

pēn — To spout; to spray or eject liquid forcefully.

距离

jùlí — Distance; the space between two points or objects.

多远

duō yuǎn — How far; asking about the distance to something.

两

liǎng — Two; used before measure words for quantity.

英里

yīnglǐ — Mile; unit of distance equal to about 1.6 km.

半

bàn — Half; one of two equal parts of something.

这么

zhème — So; this much; such a degree of something.

近

jìn — Near; close; not far in distance or time.

全员

quányuán — All hands; entire crew; everyone on board.

集合

jíhé — Assemble; gather together; muster at a location.

巡游

xúnyóu — Cruise; tour; to travel around an area leisurely.

蚀刻

shíkè — Etching; an engraving technique using acid on metal.

版画

bǎnhuà — Print; printmaking art created from an engraved plate.

捕鲸船

bǔ jīng chuán — Whaling ship; vessel used for hunting whales.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

即将

jíjiāng — About to; on the verge of; going to soon.

叙述

xùshù — To narrate; to describe or recount events in detail.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to plural previously mentioned items.

可怖

kěbù — Terrifying; dreadful; causing great fear or horror.

事件

shìjiàn — Event; incident; a significant occurrence or happening.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately as a result.

发生

fāshēng — To happen; to occur; to take place as an event.

这艘

zhè sōu — This vessel; measure word for ships or boats.

船上

chuán shàng — On board the ship; aboard a vessel.

该船

gāi chuán — The said ship; referring to the aforementioned vessel.

隶属于

lìshǔ yú — Affiliated with; belonging to; under the jurisdiction of.

叛变记

pànbiàn jì — Mutiny account; record of a rebellion on a vessel.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with in formal written Chinese.

幸存者

xìngcúnzhě — Survivor; a person who survived a dangerous event.

著

zhù — Written by; authored by; indicating authorship of work.

公元

gōngyuán — Common Era; AD; the standard Western calendar system.