单词	turtle
释义	turtle From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsturtletur‧tle /ˈtɜːtl $ ˈtɜːrtl/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1HBAa reptile that lives mainly in water and has a soft body covered by a hard shell2 American English any reptile that has a hard shell covering its body, for example a tortoise3 → turn turtleExamples from the Corpusturtle• I had turtle soup followed by turtle steak.• The living turtles are placed on burning coals and heated until their top and bottom shells become malleable enough to rip off.• State officials also reported a dead sea turtle had washed ashore.• But will the majestic green sea turtle survive us?• Primo had won a green stuffed turtle by throwing three darts into a target shaped like a red apple.• When Primo walks out he tells her the turtles look fine.Origin turtle (1500-1600) French tortue ( → TORTOISE); influenced by turtledove
随便看	be on stream be on tail be on tenterhooks be on the a different wavelength be on the air be on the books be on the bottle be on the cards be on the case be on the crest of a wave be on the cusp of be on the cusp of something be on the danger list be on the dole be on the door be on the edge be on the fence be on the fritz be on the game be on the horns of a dilemma be on the house be on the increase be on the level be on the line be on the lookout for

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