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

• Hare: Ah! Tortoise, you're here? So fast!
  啊！乌龟，你跑到这儿了？这么快！
• The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
  兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。
• 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。
• Did you forget? It's not a tortoise.
  忘了吧？它像龟，但不叫龟。
• 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。
• 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；
• The tortoise won the race.
  在这场赛跑中乌龟获胜了。
• "I will." said the tortoise.
  “我。”乌龟说。
• Tortoise, you, you're a good boy.
  乌龟，你，你是个好孩子。