turkey

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高考四级六级考研 Collins 1

英文释义

n. large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
n. a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
n. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
n. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

中文翻译

n. 火鸡, 无用的家伙, 土耳其

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BNC 频率
3,292
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记忆技巧

turkey 这个词没有明显的词根词缀，可以直接记忆为一个独立的词。

例句

1. I am going to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
我打算为感恩节晚餐做一只火鸡。
2. The turkey is a popular dish in many countries.
火鸡在许多国家是一道受欢迎的菜肴。
3. We saw a wild turkey in the park yesterday.
昨天我们在公园里看见了一只野生火鸡。

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