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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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

• And who wins? The tortoise wins.
  而谁赢了呢？乌龟赢了。
• "I will." said the tortoise.
  “我。”乌龟说。
• Who won the race between the hare and the tortoise?
  兔子和乌龟哪个在赛跑中得胜了？
• I won a mock trial of tortoise v.hare.
  我打赢了“龟兔对决”的模拟审判。
• The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
  兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。
• When Margaret Parker and her daughter Lorraine spotted a stray tortoise in their garden they raced into action.
  英国的母亲玛格丽特帕克和女儿洛林在自己的花园里发现了这只迷路的乌龟，充满爱心的她们立刻采取了行动。
• The fate of many British designers calls to mind the fable of the tortoise and the hare.
  许多英国设计师的命运令人想起了龟兔赛跑的故事。
• Heaven with the tortoise and the hare;
  为那乌龟和野兔建造天堂。
• He sees the Tortoise near the mountain top.
  他看到乌龟就要到山顶了。
• Today, if tortoise and rabbit race fail the tortoise.
  今天，如果乌龟和兔子赛跑，输的将会是乌龟。