tortoise

英 ['tɔːtəs] 美 ['tɔːrtəs]

• n. 龟

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 龟
2. 乌龟
3. 行动迟缓的人
4. 【动】陆龟
5. 迟缓的人
6. 缓慢的东西

英英释义

Noun:

1. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He bought two small tortoises for me.
   他给我买了两只小乌龟。
2. Do you remember the story about race between the hare and the tortoise?
   你们还记得那个关于龟兔赛跑的故事么？
3. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.
   乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着。

经典引文

• Unquestionable proof that..Galapagos tortoises have lived 150 years.

  出自： G. Stimpson

词汇搭配

• tortoise beetle [昆]龟甲虫
• tortoise shell 龟甲
• glue of tortoise plastron 龟板胶
• tortoise shell wood 龟甲木
• tortoise-shell cat 玳帽猫
• tortoise plastron 龟板
• beet tortoise beetle 甜菜龟甲
• set the tortoise to catch the hare 做不可能做到的事...
• The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡大觉，乌龟跑第...