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turtle

/tur-tl/US // ˈtɜr tl //UK // (ˈtɜːtəl) //

乌龟,甲鱼,鳖,龟甲

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tur·tles, tur·tle.

    • : 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.
    • : an aquatic turtle as distinguished from a terrestrial one.Compare tortoise.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tur·tled, tur·tling.

    • : to catch turtles, especially as a business.

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Examples

  • The reptiles have long been of scientific interest because of their unclear evolutionary relationship with other reptiles, as they share traits with lizards and turtles as well as birds.

  • Based on the genetic analyses, the researchers confirmed that the tuatara is more closely related to snakes and lizards than to crocodilians, birds or turtles.

  • The earliest dinosaur eggs were more like leathery turtle eggs than hard bird’s eggs.

  • These ecosystems are wildly diverse — home to everything from crabs to sea turtles.

  • Explore coral reef restoration, shipwrecks, sea turtles and more.

  • This Israel-Hamas war feels different, neither turtle nor scorpion even pretending anymore about seeking peace.

  • A non-Sioux nation in the state, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, also said no.

  • The commercial then shifts to a split screen of a cartoon turtle and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

  • In the meantime, Stovall has learned some political lessons in light of his turtle soup success.

  • He was filming other television spots in January and his campaign manager and the producer wanted to do the turtle soup spot.

  • To these we gave boiled rice, and with it turtle and manatee boiled.

  • She careened so badly that the girls shrieked and Malcolm himself thought she would turn turtle.

  • For our use, besides bread-fruit and fish, there was a turtle weighing perhaps more than twenty pounds.

  • I shall give 'em real turtle from Birch's, and as for fizz, they shall swim in it if they like.

  • Thomas Simpson, companion of Mr. Dean in the discovery of the north-west passage, died by his own hand at Turtle river, aged 32.