noun🔗Share乌龟,海龟 Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise."The children were excited to see the turtles swimming in the pond at the park. "孩子们很兴奋地看到公园池塘里有乌龟在游泳。animalbiologynatureorganismenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share海龟,龟。 (specifically) A marine reptile of that order."While visiting the beach, we saw several turtles swimming in the ocean. "在海边游玩时,我们看到几只海龟在海里游泳。animalbiologynatureorganismoceanenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share龟甲阵 An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above."The Roman soldiers used the tortoise formation, or turtles, to protect themselves from enemy arrows during the siege. "罗马士兵在围攻战中使用了龟甲阵,也就是乌龟阵,来保护自己免受敌方弓箭的伤害。militaryhistorywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share海龟机器人 A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program."The children in the classroom used the turtles to practice drawing shapes on the computer. "教室里的孩子们用海龟机器人练习在电脑上画图形。technologycomputingeducationmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share海龟光标,绘图海龟 An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing."In our computer class, we used turtles to draw colorful shapes on the screen. "在我们的电脑课上,我们用海龟光标在屏幕上画彩色的图形。computingtechnologyelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share龟板 The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press."The print shop still uses turtles to hold the newspaper layout firmly in place on their old printing press. "这家印刷厂还在用龟板把报纸版面牢牢地固定在老式印刷机上。technologymachinewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share乌龟元素, 慢元素 A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit."In the unsorted list of students' names, the turtles, like "Zachary" near the beginning, will take many swaps to finally reach their correct alphabetical position at the end. "在未排序的学生名单中,像排在前面的“Zachary”这样的乌龟元素/慢元素,需要经过多次交换才能最终到达字母顺序的末尾。computingtechnicallogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share乌龟步,大地板。 A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk"."During the breakdancing workshop, the instructor showed us how to do "turtles" by rotating on our hands. "在街舞工作坊上,教练示范了如何用双手交替支撑身体,做出“乌龟步”这个动作。dancesportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share托架,支架. A low stand for a lamp etc."We placed the heavy spotlights on the turtles to illuminate the actors during the play. "我们把沉重的聚光灯放在灯架上,以便在演出时照亮演员。itembuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share翻过来,倒过来。 To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down."The old car almost turtled when it hit the patch of ice, but thankfully the driver regained control. "那辆旧车撞到那块冰面时差点翻了个底朝天,幸好司机重新控制住了车子。animalactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share翻过来游,仰泳 To turn and swim upside down."The little turtle tried to swim, but it kept turtling over, ending up upside down in the water. "小乌龟想游泳,但是它老是翻过来游,结果仰面朝天在水里。animalbiologynatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share捕龟,捉海龟 To hunt turtles, especially in the water."The villagers used to turtle in the river, but now the turtle population is protected. "以前村民们常在河里捕龟,但是现在海龟种群受到了保护。animalactionfoodnaturesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share防守反击, 龟缩防守。 To build up a large defense force and strike only punctually, rather than going for an offensive strategy."The struggling software company decided to turtle, focusing solely on fixing critical bugs and maintaining existing customers rather than launching new, risky products. "这家苦苦挣扎的软件公司决定龟缩防守,专注于修复关键漏洞和维护现有客户,而不是推出新的、有风险的产品。militarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share斑鸠,鸠。 A turtle dove."The cooing of the turtles outside my window is a peaceful way to wake up. "窗外斑鸠的咕咕叫声是一种平和的醒来方式。animalbirdnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading