turtle是什么意思_turtle怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

turtle: turtle: Turtle the dove [OE] and turtle the marine reptile [17] are different words. The former was borrowed from Latin turtur, which no doubt originated in imitation of the bird’s cooing. It is now encountered only in the compound turtledove, first recorded in the 13th century. Turtle the reptile is more of a mystery. It is generally assumed to be an alteration of French tortue ‘tortoise’ (source of English tortoise [15]), but since it is not known where that came from, it does not get us much further.

The expression turn turtle (which dates from the 19th century) alludes to the practice of sailors turning turtles over on to their backs, like beetles, so that they were helpless and could be easily captured.
=> tortoise
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.

词态变化

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权威造句

1. The spill could wipe out the Gulf"s turtle population.: 这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。

2. A turtle in a jar is certainly caught within the reach.: 瓮中之鳖,手到拿来.

3. The tug nearly turned turtle twice, but I managed to keep her upright.: 拖船两次都差点翻个儿，但我设法稳住了船身。

4. The turtle hibernates in a shallow burrow for six months of the year.: 海龟一年在一个浅洞中冬眠六个月.

5. If you turn over a turtle on its back, it will become helpless.: 假如你把海龟翻过来, 它就无能为力了.

近反义词

turn turtle 倾覆

turtle dove 斑鸠

sea turtle 海龟

snapping turtle 叩头龟

turtle meat 鳖肉

mud turtle (美国产的)淡水龟...

turtle stone 龟背结石

turtle shell 海龟甲

box turtle 箱龟

green turtle 海龟

turtle deck [船]龟背甲板...

turtle lung [医] 龟肺, 支气...

stewed turtle 炖甲鱼

loggerhead turtle 【动物

turtle neck 高领绒套衫

mock turtle soup 假甲鱼汤

mock turtle 【美】圆翻领...

leatherback 大海龟之一种...

相似短语

liquid turtle 鳖精

gopher turtle phr. 地鼠龟

loggerhead turtle phr. 红海龟

turtle bean phr. 豆鼓，黑大豆

green turtle 海龟

hawkbill turtle 玳瑁

mock turtle 【美】圆翻领,高翻领

turtle soup phr. 甲鱼汤

bastard turtle phr. 庶子龟

Queen turtle 光滑鳖

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