turtles

英 [ˈtɜːtlz]

美 [ˈtɜrtəlz]

n.  海龟; (任何种类的)龟; 陆龟; 水龟; 鳖
turtle的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 海龟;玳瑁
  Aturtleis a large reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives in the sea most of the time.

in AM, use 美国英语用 sea turtle


• 龟
  Aturtleis any reptile that has a thick shell around its body, for example a tortoise or terrapin.
• PHRASE (船)倾覆，翻身
  If a boatturns turtle, it turns upside down when it is in the water.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• We have a snake, two turtles, three dogs and a cat, Schumacher says.
  我们养了一条蛇、两只乌龟、3只狗和一只猫，Schumacher说。
• Think of other animals in danger such as tigers, whales, turtles and elephants.
  想想其他的濒危动物，像老虎、鲸鱼、海龟和大象。
• Turtles, seals and birds inadvertently eat the stuff, and not just in the Pacific.
  海龟、海豹和鸟类会不小心地吃到这些东西，而且这并不仅仅发生在太平洋上。
• There are turtles all over me, and they're biting me!
  我身上都是龟，他们在咬我！
• How did Daddy find out I flushed my turtles, Slowpoke and Fastpoke, down the toilet that morning?
  父亲怎么会发现那天早晨我把我的乌龟或慢慢地戳着，或快速地戳着给冲下马桶去了的呢？
• This is the largest of all the marine turtles.
  这是海龟类中最大体形的。
• Lee was perhaps the most famous of all sea turtles.
  李开复或许是所有海龟中最知名的一位。
• Many marine species that have become extinct or are endangered depend on land& seabirds that nest on cliffs, for example, or sea turtles that lay eggs on beaches.
  已经灭绝或者濒临灭绝海洋物种中，很多都对陆地有所依赖&例如在悬崖上筑巢的海鸟，或在海滩上产卵的海龟。
• The excreta of aquatic animals-fish, frogs, turtles, snakes, etc-contain similar refractory materials.
  水生动植物如鱼、蛙、龟、蛇等的排泄物中也会含有类似的难处理的物质。
• Many whales, turtles and giant squid also rely on this zone for their food.
  许多鲸鱼、海归和大章鱼也依靠这片区域捕食。