harpoon

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

harpoon — 名詞

  • 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

魚叉

繫繩帶倒鉤的捕魚長矛

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.

該博物館的鯨魚展區展示了一把用海象牙和骨頭雕刻而成的傳統魚叉。

noun modified by material + provenance

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

Kwame 在港口市場買了一把舊魚叉，掛在客廳牆上當作裝飾。

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 — 動詞