tortoise

n.乌龟；行动迟缓的人（或物）

noun

1. 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.

n. 龟，[脊椎] 乌龟（等于testudo）；迟缓的人

名词复数形式:tortoises 现在分词:tortoising 过去式:tortoised

tortoise 陆龟，龟

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。

1. 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。
2. Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.
   龟蛇二山隔江相望。
3. A tortoise has a shell on his back.
   乌龟背上有硬壳。
4. "I will." said the tortoise.
   “我。”乌龟说。
5. When Margaret Parker and her daughter Lorraine spotted a stray tortoise in their garden they raced into action.
   英国的母亲玛格丽特帕克和女儿洛林在自己的花园里发现了这只迷路的乌龟，充满爱心的她们立刻采取了行动。
6. The inscriptions on animal bones and tortoise shells.
   就是那种刻在龟甲和兽骨上的文字。
7. 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。
8. The hare and the tortoise are going to have a race!
   野兔和乌龟要赛跑。
9. I won a mock trial of tortoise v.hare.
   我打赢了“龟兔对决”的模拟审判。
10. Who won the race between the hare and the tortoise?
    兔子和乌龟哪个在赛跑中得胜了？
11. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
    兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。
12. My tortoise is still in hibernation.
    我的龟仍在冬眠。
13. And who wins? The tortoise wins.
    而谁赢了呢？乌龟赢了。
14. The tortoise won the race.
    在这场赛跑中乌龟获胜了。
15. Today, if tortoise and rabbit race fail the tortoise.
    今天，如果乌龟和兔子赛跑，输的将会是乌龟。
16. Heaven with the tortoise and the hare;
    为那乌龟和野兔建造天堂。
17. Tortoise, you, you're a good boy.
    乌龟，你，你是个好孩子。
18. Who's winning? The tortoise wins.
    谁赢啦？乌龟赢了。
19. Hare: Ah! Tortoise, you're here? So fast!
    啊！乌龟，你跑到这儿了？这么快！
20. He sees the Tortoise near the mountain top.
    他看到乌龟就要到山顶了。
21. Yes, I've got three rabbits and a tortoise.
    有，我有三只兔子和一只乌龟。
22. Tortoise: I'm racing with Miss Rabbit.
    乌龟：我在和兔子小姐赛跑哩。
23. 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。
24. Did you forget? It's not a tortoise.
    忘了吧？它像龟，但不叫龟。
25. There was a famine in those days and Tortoise had not eaten a good meal for two moons.
    当时正在闹饥荒，陆龟已经有两个月没吃到过一顿好饭了。
26. You are a bad tortoise. I'll eat you.
    你这个坏海龟。我要吃了你。
27. The Rabbit goes to shake hands with the Tortoise.
    兔子走过去和乌龟握手。
28. 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；
29. 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。
30. Monkey: The hare and the tortoise will have a match?
    小兔和乌龟又要比赛了？