tortoiseshell

tortoiseshell读音音标

英[ˈtɔːtəsʃel]

美[ˈtɔːrtəsʃel]

基本意思释义

n.龟甲; 龟板; 玳瑁壳; （毛色为黄褐黑白相间的）家猫

词性变化

复数:tortoiseshells;

短语及实用例句

He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames.

他戴着玳瑁粗框大眼镜。

Down in the street a tortoiseshell cat was chasing a dead leaf, \" etc. \"

街道上一只 龟甲 色的猫正在追逐一片枯叶.

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A tropical sea turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) valued as a source of tortoiseshell.

玳瑁被看作是龟甲的来源之一的热带海洋中一种海龟 ( 玳瑁玳瑁属 )

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Beautiful combs, pure tortoiseshell, with jeweled rims — just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair.

梳子可漂亮了, 纯玳瑁制的, 边上镶着宝石,那绿荫似的暗影正好与那消失的美发搭配.

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No more is one of a tortoiseshell a knife, carved Oracle!

更绝的是一人一把刀一个龟壳, 刻甲骨文!

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An elaborate inlay of tortoiseshell, ivory , and metal, used especially in decorating furniture.

镶嵌的家俱装饰;龟甲和黄和白色的金属在细木工作过程中形成卷轴.

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He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames.

他戴着玳瑁粗框大眼镜。

柯林斯例句

英英释义

Noun

1. the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles

2. brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

3. a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings