名 [动] （爬行动物的一科） tortoise，turtle ；

[例句] 龟蛇二山隔江相望. Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.

[例句] 敌人龟缩在几个孤立的据点里. The enemy was holed up in a few isolated strongholds.

tortoise shell，turtleback ；

[例句] 这些刻在龟甲上的文字是107年前发现的. These oracle bone inscriptions discovered about 107 years ago.

[例句] 罗马第九军团组成龟甲阵方队 —— 注意 —— 进军! Ninth Legion into testudo formation -- wait for it -- march!'

be full of cracks，chap ；

[例句] 我指甲根部的表皮龟裂粗糙，指甲被咬得参差不齐。 My cuticles were split and ragged, and my nails unevenly bitten.

[例句] 土地因干旱而正在龟裂. The soil is cracking up because of the drought.

[动]tortoise，cuckold ；

[例句] 兔子正睡觉时,乌龟赢得了比赛. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.

[例句] 乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.

green (sea) turtle，sea turtle，chelonian，thalassian，turtle ；

[例句] 这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。 The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.

[例句] 鲸 、 海豹, 企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢. Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers.

leatherback，Dermochelys coriacea ；

[例句] 他们呼吁达成新的捕鱼协议来拯救棱皮龟. They are calling for new fishing agreements to save the leatherback turtles.

[例句] 棱皮龟是世界上最大型的海龟. Leatherbacks are the world's largest turtles.

[解] balanus，glans penis，balmony，glans ；

terrapin ；

[例句] 三种水龟的雌雄个体间均未见有异型的性染色体. NO dimorphic sex chromosomes were observed in either sexof the three species examined.

[例句] 分析了黄喉拟水龟成龟的含肉率及肌肉营养成分. Muscle nutrients and muscle content of market size of yellow pond turtle Canter were analyzed.

[脊椎] Testudo elongata，tortoise （亦称“长陆龟”） ；

[例句] 腹甲海龟或陆龟的''.'龟甲'. ''的腹部部分. The ventral part of shell of a turtle or tortoise.

[例句] 重要动物骨骼有鹿角 、 鼋甲、陆龟等. Important animal bone remains including antler, soft - shelled turtle and tortoise.

[中药] tortoise plastron，tortoiseshell ；

dorbeetle ；

[例句] 欧洲粪金龟一种飞时发嗡嗡声的欧洲粪金龟 ( 粪金龟粪金龟属 ) A European dung beetle ( Geotrupes stercorarius ) that flies with a droning sound.

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[例句] 他对海龟并不抱着神秘的看法,尽管他曾多年乘小船去捕海龟. He had no mysticism about turtles although he had gone in turtle boats for many years.

polygon （土纹） ；

[医] balanitis ；

Chelonia ；

chelonian ；

leatherback ；

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