whale oil

基本解释

But already the schools of whales were shrinking, and whale oil soaring in price.
而且鲸的数量在减少，鲸脂油的价格在上升。
Without whale oil, so the thinking went, the world would slide backward toward darkness.
按照这样的思维下去，如果没有鲸鱼油，世界将会倒退回黑暗时代。
"They're so under threat from climate change, from noise pollution," he went on. "Until 1859 the whole world was lit by whale oil.
作者Philip Hoare说：“鲸鱼神秘莫测，他们时时处在气候变化的威胁之下，承受着各种声音的污染，在1859年之前，鲸鱼的鱼油是地球上照明的主要能源，人类对鲸鱼的影响是巨大的，同样鲸鱼们也深深地影响着人类。”

The other side of the Atlantic experienced a shortage of whale oil used for illumination.
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That is a fancy way of saying that Oil Creek Valley put the whale oil industry out of business.
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We ran out of whale oil but found petroleum.
FORBES: Magazine Article

oil obtained either from the blubber of whales (train oil) or the head of the sperm whale (sperm oil)