tortoise

英 [ˈtɔːtəs]

美 [ˈtɔːrtəs]

n.  陆龟; 龟

复数：tortoises　现在分词：tortoising　过去式：tortoised　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12178 / COCA.13299

牛津词典

noun

• 陆龟；龟
  a reptile with a hard round shell, that lives on land and moves very slowly. It can pull its head and legs into its shell.

柯林斯词典

• 陆龟;(乌)龟
  Atortoiseis a slow-moving animal with a shell into which it can pull its head and legs for protection.

英英释义

noun

• usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs

双语例句

• My tortoise is still in hibernation.
  我的龟仍在冬眠。
• Tortoise, you, you're a good boy.
  乌龟，你，你是个好孩子。
• He sees the Tortoise near the mountain top.
  他看到乌龟就要到山顶了。
• Hare: Ah! Tortoise, you're here? So fast!
  啊！乌龟，你跑到这儿了？这么快！
• A tortoise has a shell on his back.
  乌龟背上有硬壳。
• Monkey: The hare and the tortoise will have a match?
  小兔和乌龟又要比赛了？
• The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
  兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。
• When they had all taken a new name, Tortoise also took one.
  鸟儿们都有了新的名字后，陆龟也起了一个；
• Heaven with the tortoise and the hare;
  为那乌龟和野兔建造天堂。
• One morning, a hare and a tortoise meet in a forest, so they begin to talk.
  一天早上，一只兔子和一只乌龟在森林里相遇，于是他们开始了谈话。