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/weil/ * danh từ - (động vật học) cá voi - (thông tục) a whale of cái to lớn mênh mông; việc lạ lùng kỳ dị =a whale of a city+ một thành phố mênh mông =we had a whale of a time+ chúng ta đ vui chi tho thích !a whale on (at, for) something - một tay cừ về cái gì; một người ham thích cái gì * nội động từ - đánh cá voi =to go whaling+ đi đánh cá voi * ngoại động từ - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) đánh, quất
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