grampus

grampus
[ˈgrampəs]
(pl. grampuses)
  1. a cetacean of the dolphin family, in particular
    灰海豚;逆戟鲸,虎鲸尤指
    ■another term for Risso's dolphin
    同 Risso's dolphin
    ■another term for killer whale
    同 killer whale
  2. (Brit.)used in comparisons to convey the fact that someone is breathing heavily and loudly
    (英)呼吸粗重
    he was now puffing like a grampus.
    他现在喘得像头鲸鱼一样。
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: alteration (by association with grand 'big') of Old French grapois, from medieval Latin craspiscis, from Latin crassus piscis 'fat fish'
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