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turkeys

/ˈtɜːrkiz/

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珍珠鸡

The guinea fowl (family Numididae).

Examples :

"My uncle raises turkeys on his farm, along with chickens and ducks. "

我叔叔在他的农场里养珍珠鸡，还有鸡和鸭。

animal bird food

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火鸡，吐绶鸡

A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

Examples :

"The farmer raised turkeys to sell for Thanksgiving. "

那个农夫饲养火鸡，准备感恩节的时候卖掉。

animal bird food agriculture

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火鸡肉

The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.

Examples :

"All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch."

感恩节过后的整个星期，我午饭都吃火鸡肉三明治。

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火鸡, 吐绶鸡

With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the bush turkey or brush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).

Examples :

"In Australia, the term "turkeys" can refer not just to the familiar farm animal, but also to large, native birds like the Australian brush-turkey. "

在澳大利亚，“turkeys”这个词不仅仅指我们熟悉的农场动物火鸡，还可以指像澳洲刷冢雉这样的大型本土鸟类。

animal bird nature

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火鸡, 三连击

An act of throwing three strikes in a row.

Examples :

"Maria surprised everyone at the bowling alley by throwing turkeys in the seventh, eighth, and ninth frames. "

玛丽亚在保龄球馆让大家大吃一惊，她在第七、八、九局连续打出火鸡（三连击）。

sport game achievement

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装病者，诈病者

A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.

Examples :

"The supervisor suspected some employees were turkeys, calling in sick just to avoid the mandatory overtime shift. "

主管怀疑有些员工是装病者，谎称生病只是为了逃避强制加班。

person medicine

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背包，行李卷.

A pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase.

Examples :

"The old lumberjack carried his turkeys on his back, filled with everything he needed for a week in the woods. "

那位老伐木工人背着他的行李卷，里面装满了他在树林里待一周所需的一切。

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搞砸的事, 失败.

Examples :

"That film was a turkey."

那部电影真是个大烂片。

outcome negative situation

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蠢货，笨蛋

(usually mildly) A foolish or inept person.

Examples :

"The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him."

那个蠢货加塞到我前面，然后还责骂我撞了他。

person character