turkey 是什么意思
n. 火鸡；笨蛋；失败之作
turkey 中文词源
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。
英语词源
turkeyturkey: [16] The term turkey was originally applied to the ‘guinea-fowl’, apparently because the bird was imported into Europe from Africa by the Portuguese through Turkish territory. When the American bird we now know a
turkey 权威例句
- 1. 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。
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- 2. 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。
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- 3. Dr Kengerli looks to Turkey as his mother country.
- 肯戈理博士视土耳其为自己的祖国。
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- 4. It's a proper Christmas dinner, with turkey and bread sauce.
- 这是顿像样的圣诞大餐，有火鸡和牛奶沙司。
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- 5. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
turkey 造句
- 1. They simply demolished the turkey.
- 他们全吃光了那只火鸡。
《21世纪大英汉词典》
- 2. A country spread-eagles Asia and Europe —that is Turkey.
- 一个横跨欧亚大陆的国家，这就是土耳其。
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- 3. One of the members of the Ulas family, from Turkey, some of whom walk on all fours.
- 乌纳塔恩家族的一名成员，来自土耳其，他们中的一些人四肢着地走路。
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- 4. I knew then that we would have no turkey or ham for Christmas and I felt sad.
- 我知道在我们的圣诞节餐桌上肯定不会有火鸡或火腿，我感到难过。
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- 5. Turkey, Egypt and Mexico want to go beyond imagining.
- 土耳其、埃及和墨西哥希望超越梦想。
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- 6. As often as not, it has turned its back on the crescent that stretches from Morocco to Turkey, as a cradle of instability and terrorism.
- 它（欧盟）经常背离这个从摩洛哥延伸至土耳其的新月地带，而这个地方被视作是不稳定和恐怖主义的摇篮。
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- 7. In Turkey, no one ever looked like challenging him, while at the all-new Valencia circuit he led from start to finish.
- 在土耳其，没有人看起来能够挑战他，接着在全新的瓦伦西亚赛道，他从起步开始领跑至终点。
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- 8. Austria and Turkey beat out Iceland for the two seats allocated to this region.
- 奥地利和土耳其击败冰岛赢得该地区分配到的两个席位。
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- 9. But turkey has no more of the acid than chicken or minced beef.
- 但火鸡含的这种酸并不比肌肉或者碎牛肉多。
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- 10. We at the World Bank are very proud to be partners of Turkey in its economic development efforts.
- 我们世界银行对我们能够成为土耳其经济发展工作的伙伴感到非常自豪。
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- 11. Sure, it will cost a little bit more in product costs, but you’ll be so glad when it prolongs the dreaded turkey neck!
- 当然，它将在产品上花费多一点点的，但是当它延长了那可怕的火鸡脖子的时候，你会能够很开心的。
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- 12. Jason: I love this turkey sandwich.
- 我喜欢这个火鸡三明治。
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- 13. For, as Kinzer puts it, "the flame of freedom still burns in Iran -- although, unlike in Turkey, it is not allowed to burn in public.
- 像作者书中谈到的“自由之火同样在伊朗燃烧--但是，与土耳其不同，它是在公众的视线之外燃烧的。”
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- 14. I could even smell the feast my mother and aunts would cook for us, and could almost feel them slapping my hand as I tried to sneak a piece of turkey before the meal.
- 我甚至能闻到我的母亲和姑姑们给我们做的大餐的味道，而且几乎能感觉到她们“啪”地一声打在我手上，因为我想在饭前偷吃一点火鸡。
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- 15. Turkey has improved the efficiency of its electricity market while increasing private sector participation in power distribution and generation.
- 土耳其电力市场效率得以提高，私营部门在配电和发电领域的参与也有所增加。
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- 16. Turkey has improved the efficiency of its electricity market while increasing private sector participation in power distribution and generation.
- 土耳其电力市场效率得以提高，私营部门在配电和发电领域的参与也有所增加。
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