noun🔗Share珍珠鸡 The guinea fowl (family Numididae)."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。animalbirdfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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)."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。animalbirdfoodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share火鸡肉 The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food."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。foodanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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))."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。animalbirdnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share火鸡, 三连击 An act of throwing three strikes in a row."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)。sportgameachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share装病者, 诈病者 A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer."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。personmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share背包,行李卷. A pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase."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。itemwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share搞砸的事, 失败. A failure."That film was a turkey."那部电影真是个大烂片。outcomenegativesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蠢货,笨蛋 (usually mildly) A foolish or inept person."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。personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading