tortoises

英 [ˈtɔːtəsɪz]

美 [ˈtɔrtəsəz]

n.  陆龟; 龟
tortoise的复数

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.

双语例句

• Lonesome George, believed to be the last of the Pinta giant tortoises, a sub-species of Galapagos tortoise, died in the Galapagos Islands, the Daily Mail reported.
  据英国《每日邮报》报道，孤独的乔治在加拉帕戈斯群岛辞世。乔治是它所属加拉帕戈斯象龟的亚种&平塔巨龟的最后一只。
• They include giant land tortoises with shells shaped by how they feed on the individual islands where they live;
  就比如说加拉帕戈斯海龟，它们在不同岛屿食物链的差异直接决定它们龟壳的形状和大小；
• The business value of a message might be long-lived or it may vanish in seconds ( tortoises and hares).
  消息的业务价值可能是长期存在的，或者可能在数秒内消失（好比乌龟和兔子）。
• At a 12,000-year-old burial site in northern Israel, archaeologists found the remains of at least 71 tortoises and two wild cattle in specially built hollows in a cave.
  在以色列北边一个有着1万2千年历史的墓址里，考古学家在一个山洞中特别挖出的凹地里发现了至少71只乌龟和2只野牛的残骸。
• These giant tortoises are not found anywhere else in the world.
  这些巨型龟在世界其他地方都没有。
• The famous Galapagos giant tortoises could be at serious risk from mosquitoes that have developed a taste for reptile blood, experts have warned.
  专家提醒，著名的加拉帕戈斯大龟可能受到蚊子的严重威胁，这些蚊子已发展到靠吸取爬行动物的血液为生。
• Tortoises which are hibernated with food still remaining inside are unlikely to survive in good health.
  消化道中还有未排空的食物的龟龟几乎没有从冬眠中健康的醒来的可能。
• Most tortoises are naturally buoyant.
  大部份的鸟龟天生便能浮在水中。
• That night, he told him some fantastic stories about wise tortoises and mountains, about pearls and ashes.
  那天晚上，他向儿子讲起了聪明的乌龟和高山，以及珍珠和灰烬的神奇故事。
• Tortoises and turtles of all varieties are not'easy'animals to care for properly.
  种类丰富、习性各异的龟龟决不是容易饲养的宠物。