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tortoise

/ˈtɔɹ.təs/ 名词 A2

中文: 龟、乌龟、草龟、陆龟

  1. Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
  2. Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter)

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The master was an old Turtle—we used to call him Tortoise—”
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第73页 · B2
“Why did you call him Tortoise, if he wasn’t one?” Alice asked.
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第73页 · B2
“We called him Tortoise because he taught us,” said the Mock Turtle angrily: “really you are very dull!”
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第73页 · B2
## The Hare and the Tortoise
《Three Hundred Aesop's Fables》,第4页 · B2

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