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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She usually wears that round her middle when she goes out.
她外出时总是把它系在腰上。
It was the first joy I had known for years.
我豁然开朗了。这是我多年来第一次感到高兴的事了。
He married my aunt in 1971, so Clare would have been five years old.
他1968年与我伯母结婚，那么克莱尔应该已经5岁了。"