Tortoise
[ 'tɔːrtəs ]
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n. 乌龟;行动迟缓的人（或物）;
💡 词根助记
tort扭+o+ise名词后缀→乌龟的脚是扭曲的 → 乌龟
📝 例句
Julia scowled at her jewelled tortoise.
这时朱莉娅怒视着那只嵌着钻石的乌龟。
He had slept, and the tortoise had won the race.
乌龟跑到了终点，而他却在那里睡大觉。
The tortoise is very happy.
当然了，他也邀请了his tortoise friend.
The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.
那只乌龟以让人难受的慢速度爬行着。
The tortoise plodded on.
乌龟用沉重辛勤的步伐前进。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“掏得死”:把龟从壳里掏出来它得死
※ toto-著名的厨卫用品品牌,rise-升起:有只乌龟在TOTO马桶上升起来
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-tort-表示“扭”
常见变体有-tour-
📖 牛津释义
tortoise
n
slow-moving four-footed reptile with a hard shell 陆龟; 龟.
🔁 扩展释义
*['tɒ:tәs]n. 龟, 行动迟缓的人
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It seems she was in class on Friday afternoon, but no one has seen her since.
好象她星期五还在教室，但从那以后没人看见过她。
Both Maori and Pacifice Islanders are encouraged to use their own languages.
政府鼓励毛利人与太平洋岛民使用他们自己的语言。
It was a Sunday in May. My brother and I had decided to go off for a long walk while we were staying with my grandparents in the French countryside.
5月的一个星期天，我和弟弟决定去远足。当时我们住在法国乡下的祖父母家中。