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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Have you brought anything to weigh the flesh?
你带来了称肉的器具吗？
One day a letter from my father arrived at the school, asking for a teacher for me.
有一天，我父亲的信寄到学校，请求为我聘用一名教师。
I am sorry that you have a disagreement with your father. Personally, I think it is important to follow your interests and your abilities, and it sounds as though you have plenty of both of these already.
我感到遗憾，你和你父亲意见不一致。就我自己而言，我认为重要的是从你的兴趣和能力出发，听起来好像你已具备了这两点。