| 单词 | turkey |
| 释义 | turkey /terr"kee/, n. , pl. turkeys, (esp. collectively) turkey. 1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world. See illus. in next column. 2. the flesh of this bird, used as food. 3. See ocellated turkey. 4. Slang. a. a person or thing of little appeal; dud; loser. b. a naive, stupid, or inept person. c. a poor and unsuccessful theatrical production; flop. 5. Bowling. three strikes in succession. 6. talk turkey, Informal. to talk frankly; mean business. [1545-55; short for Turkey cock and Turkey hen cock and hen of Turkey, first applied to guinea fowl, later confused with the American bird] |
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