turkey

n.火鸡；蠢货；失败之作

noun

1. 吐绶鸡；火鸡
   a large bird that is often kept for its meat, eaten especially at Christmas in Britain and at Thanksgiving in the US
2. 火鸡肉
   meat from a turkey
   1. roast turkey
      烤火鸡肉
3. 失败
   a failure
   1. His latest movie is a real turkey.
      他最近的那部电影是一大败笔。
4. 笨蛋；草包
   a stupid or useless person

n. 火鸡；笨蛋；失败之作

名词复数形式:turkeys

turkey 火鸡

词源同 Turkey,土耳其。在 16 世纪时，有一种类似火鸡的禽鸟叫 guinea fowl,几内亚禽鸟，或 几内亚鸡，从马达加斯加经过土耳其进入欧洲，所以又称为 turkey,后来西班牙殖民者发现美 洲新大陆后，他们注意到当地有一种较大的火鸡长得与这种非洲禽鸟非常相似，且这种鸟个 头巨大，非常笨拙，因此，他们也把这种鸟叫作 turkey,并引进欧洲。后随着生物学分类更加 细化，人们发现这两种禽鸟实际上属于不同种类，为以示区别，后来就把美洲的禽鸟叫 turkey, 把非洲的禽鸟借用希腊语 meleagris 称呼。

1. The two great rivers of the Middle East rise in the mountains of Turkey.
   中东地区的两大河流发源于土耳其境内的山脉。
2. A Dr Matthew Owens was reported missing while on an expedition to north-eastern Turkey.
   据报道，一位叫马修·欧文斯的博士在前往土耳其东北部考察的途中失踪了。
3. Pam was in the middle of basting the turkey
   帕姆正在往烤鸡上淋油。
4. Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union.
   土耳其和希腊是前苏联与反苏国家之间的缓冲国。
5. The quickest way to get her off the drug was to let her go cold turkey.
   要使她摆脱毒品，最快的方法是让她彻底戒毒。
6. Once the turkey has defrosted, remove the giblets.
   一旦火鸡解冻了之后，就把其内脏清除掉。
7. These base camps were used by the PKK guerrillas to make forays into Turkey.
   这些基地训练营被库尔德工人党游击队用于对土耳其实施突袭行动。
8. Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects.
   土耳其计划利用底格里斯河和幼发拉底河的河水开发大型水电项目。
9. The haulage company was a carrier of machine parts to Turkey.
   该公路货运公司负责将机械零件运往土耳其。
10. She avoided the issue by ordering a turkey sandwich
    她点了份火鸡三明治，以此来避开这个重要问题。
11. She has journeyed on horseback through Africa and Turkey.
    她骑马游历了非洲和土耳其。
12. Dr Kengerli looks to Turkey as his mother country.
    肯戈理博士视土耳其为自己的祖国。
13. Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918 after the defeat of Turkey.
    土耳其溃败之后，亚历山大勒塔在1918年被法国人占领。
14. The American president praised Turkey for its courage
    美国总统赞扬了土耳其的勇气。
15. Chestnuts can be used at Christmas time, as a stuffing for turkey, guinea fowl or chicken.
    栗子可以在圣诞节时作火鸡、珍珠鸡或家鸡的填料。
16. a Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and all the trimmings.
    有火鸡及各色配菜的感恩节大餐
17. They broiled Turkey over a charcoal flame.
    他们在炭火上烤火鸡。
18. China will also sign agreements with Turkey and Egypt on cooperation in the customs, telecommunications, agriculture, economic technology and other fields.
    中国还将与土、埃两国就海关、电讯、农业及经济技术等领域合作签署一系列协议。
19. Avoid Using In: Turkey, Brazil, Venezuela, and France.
    在土耳其、巴西、委内瑞拉、和法国请避免使用。
20. It's a color of both Switzerland and Turkey.
    它是瑞士和土耳其双方的颜色。
21. Nixon and I agreed on the importance of Turkey, Pakistan, and Iran.
    尼克松和我都同感土耳其，巴基斯坦，伊朗这三国的重要性。
22. You cut the turkey without me?
    你不等我就切火鸡了？
23. Greece broke off relations with Turkey.
    希腊断绝了与土耳其的关系。
24. The list of countries in trouble also includes Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Turkey.
    遇到问题的国家还包括保加利亚、爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和土耳其。
25. We are a chicken meat producing and exporting company that has been established in Izmir Turkey.
    我们是一家鸡肉生产和出口公司，已经建立了在伊兹密尔土耳其。
26. The BBC is also stopping all radio broadcasts in Russia, Ukraine and Turkey.
    bbc还停止了在俄罗斯、乌克兰和土耳其的所有电台服务。
27. Oh! I see. We eat turkey and pumpkin pie on that day.
    哦，我明白了。我们在那一天吃火鸡和南瓜饼。
28. They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.
    他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
29. It negotiated similar deals with Brazil and Turkey.
    中国与巴西和土耳其也就类似交易进行了谈判。
30. They associate turkey with Thanksgiving.
    他们把火鸡和感恩节联系在一起。