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

• He sees the Tortoise near the mountain top.
  他看到乌龟就要到山顶了。
• 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。
• The tortoise won the race.
  在这场赛跑中乌龟获胜了。
• These are the earliest Chinese characters we have seen which were written on tortoise shells and beast bones.
  这是我们看到的最早的汉字，它们被写在龟甲以及兽骨上。
• "I will." said the tortoise.
  “我。”乌龟说。
• Of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise.
  属于龟、或与龟有关、或类似于龟、或是龟。
• Tortoise: I'm racing with Miss Rabbit.
  乌龟：我在和兔子小姐赛跑哩。
• A tortoise has a shell on his back.
  乌龟背上有硬壳。
• The inscriptions on animal bones and tortoise shells.
  就是那种刻在龟甲和兽骨上的文字。
• 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。