harpoon

/hɑːˈpuːn/ (bre, ipa) · /hɑːrˈpuːn/ (ame, ipa) · /här-ˈpün/ (ame, mw)

harpoon — noun

  • harpoonsingular
  • harpoonsplural

1. A long weapon shaped like a spear, with a sharp metal head that has backward-fac

1.名詞B2
釋義

A long weapon shaped like a spear, with a sharp metal head that has backward-facing hooks, tied to a rope and used for catching large sea animals such as whales or tuna.

例句

The museum's whale exhibit showed a traditional harpoon carved from walrus ivory and bone.

noun modified by material + provenance

Kwame bought an old harpoon at the port market and hung it on his wall as decoration.

同義詞
  • spear

    a general-purpose pointed weapon for hunting or fighting on land; harpoons are a specialised type of spear for large sea animals

  • lance

    a long cavalry weapon used on horseback, not for fishing or whaling

  • barb

    refers only to the backward-facing point on the head of a harpoon, not the whole weapon

文法句型

a harpoon

harpoon + gun / line / tip

用法筆記

Common in compound nouns such as harpoon gun and harpoon line. In many countries, the use of harpoons for hunting whales is now banned or heavily restricted.

常見錯誤

❌The fisherman threw a harpoon at the deer.
✅The fisherman threw a harpoon at the whale.
💡Harpoons are specifically designed for hunting large sea animals, not land animals.

harpoon — verb