英汉词典

tortoise 基本解释

• n. 龟，[脊椎] 乌龟（等于testudo）；迟缓的人

tortoise 词态变化

tortoise 中文词源

来自中古英语 tortuse,来自拉丁语 tortuca,乌龟，可能来自 tartaruchus,地狱的，词源同 Tartarus, 塔耳塔洛斯，古希腊神话中的地狱，迷信说法，认为乌龟来自地狱。或来自拉丁语 tortus, 扭曲的，扭成一团的，词源同 turn,torque.因乌龟脚趾的形状而得名。拼写可能受 porpoise 影 响而俗化。

tortoise 英文词源

tortoise

tortoise: see turtle

tortoise (n.)

1550s, altered (perhaps by influence of porpoise) from Middle English tortuse (late 15c.), tortuce (mid-15c.), tortuge (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin tortuca (mid-13c.), perhaps from Late Latin tartaruchus "of the underworld" (see Tartarus). Others propose a source in Latin tortus "twisted," based on the shape of the feet. The classical Latin word was testudo, from testa "shell." First record of tortoise shell as a pattern of markings is from 1782.

tortoise 英文释义

1. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

tortoise 双语例句

1. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.

兔子正睡觉时,乌龟赢得了比赛.

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2. Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.

龟蛇二山隔江相望.

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3. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.

乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着.

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4. The elephant dwarfed the tortoise.

那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小.

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5. The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.

乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节.

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tortoise 实用场景例句

The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.

兔子正睡觉时,乌龟赢得了比赛.

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A tortoise has a shell on his back.

乌龟背上有硬壳.

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The hare and the tortoise are going to have a race!

野兔和乌龟要赛跑.

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The elephant dwarfed the tortoise.

那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小.

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He ordered fawn to look for the tortoise and ask why it was absent.

他命令小鹿去找乌龟,问它为什么缺席.

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One day, a bunny wants to race the tortoise.

一天, 兔子要和乌龟赛跑.

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The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.

乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着.

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Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.

龟蛇二山隔江相望.

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The tortoise does not know an earthworm, also ignore.

乌龟不认识蚯蚓, 也不理睬.

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Teacher: Some students are becoming arrogant. Do you remember the story about race between thethe tortoise?

老师: "一些同学开始变得骄傲起来了, 你们难道不记得龟兔赛跑的故事了 么 ?

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Benjamin : That's right , honey. Oh , you don't need to be as slow as a tortoise.

本杰明: 事实上, 要减肥, 你就得慢慢地跑很长一段时间.

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The tortoise never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line.

乌龟一直没有停止,最后他首先抵达了终点线!

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Put the tortoise box in the shade.

把养乌龟的盒子放在阴凉处.

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Tortoise, Tortoise, I'll throw you into the river and then you'll die.

海龟, 海龟, 我要把你扔到河里,然后你就会淹死.

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The tortoise, moving slowly, overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champion.

那只慢慢朝前爬的乌龟超过了它,不久就跑完了赛程, 成为无可争辩的冠军.

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Who runs fast, the hare or the tortoise?

野兔和乌龟谁跑得快?

辞典例句

Tortoise worship is originated from animal worship and procreation worship.

龟崇拜起源于动物崇拜和生殖崇拜.

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A tortoise is different from a turtle.

陆龟与海龟有区别.

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They started off and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the river bank.

它们出发了.这一次,是兔子背着乌龟来到了河边.

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Do you remember the story about between the hare and the tortoise?

你们还记得那个关于龟兔赛跑的故事 么 ?

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When the bunny wakes up, the tortoise is close to the ending line.

兔子醒来时, 乌龟已经快到终点了.

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How does she feelabout tortoise shell?

她觉得龟甲装怎样?

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Also about two bone seams do not overlap mutually, thus strengthened the tortoise shell ruggedness.

且上下两层骨缝互不重叠, 因而增强了龟壳的坚固性.

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The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.

乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节.

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You are a bad tortoise. I'll eat you.

你这个坏海龟. 我要吃了你.

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Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster.

从前有一只乌龟和一只兔子在互相争辩谁跑得快.

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The tortoise pulled its head into his carapace.

乌龟把头缩进它的壳里。

辞典例句

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。

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