| 单词 | turtle |
| 释义 | turtle turtle1 —turtler, n. /terr"tl/, n. , pl. turtles, (esp. collectively) turtle, v. , turtled, turtling. n. 1. any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron. 2. (not used technically) an aquatic turtle as distinguished from a terrestrial one. Cf. tortoise (def. 1). 3. turn turtle, a. Naut. to capsize or turn over completely in foundering. b. to overturn; upset: Several of the cars turned turtle in the course of the race. v.i. 4. to catch turtles, esp. as a business. [1625-35; alter. (influenced by TURTLE2) of F tortue < ML tortuca TORTOISE] turtle2 /terr"tl/, n. Archaic. a turtledove. [bef. 1000; ME, OE < L turtur (imit.)] |
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