turtle
turtle 英 [ˈtɜ:tl] 美 [ˈtɜrtl]
n. 龟，甲鱼；海龟
进行时:turtling 过去式:turtled 过去分词:turtled 第三人称单数:turtles 名词复数:turtles
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- n. 龟，甲鱼；海龟
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1. I like turtle the most.
我最喜欢的是乌龟。
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2. Only male chiefs could eat turtle meat.
只有男性首领才可以吃海龟肉。
- turtle (n.1) "tortoise," c. 1600, originally "marine tortoise," from French tortue, tortre (13c.) "turtle, tortoise" (often associated with diabolical beasts), of unknown origin. The English word perhaps is a sailors' mauling of the French one, influenced by the similar sounding turtle (n.2). Later extended to land tortoises; sea-turtle is attested from 1610s.
- turtle (n.2) "turtledove," Old English turtle, dissimilation of Latin turtur "turtledove," a reduplicated form imitative of the bird's coo. Graceful, harmonious and affectionate to its mate, hence a term of endearment in Middle English. Turtle-dove is attested from c. 1300.
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