tortoiseshell
- n. 龟甲，玳瑁壳；玳瑁色，龟甲纹；玳瑁猫；玳瑁蝶（蛱蝶科）
- adj. 玳瑁制的，龟甲色的，龟甲状的
[ 复数 tortoiseshells ]
英英释义
tortoiseshell [ 'tɔ:təsʃel ]
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n.
- the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
- brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
- a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
tortoiseshell /ˈtɔːtəsˌʃɛl/
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N-UNCOUNT Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments. 龟壳; 玳瑁
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2.
ADJ Tortoiseshell means made of tortoiseshell or made of a material which resembles tortoiseshell. 龟壳的; 像龟壳的 [usu ADJ n]
例：He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames.
他戴着厚玳瑁框的大号眼镜。
双语例句权威例句
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He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames.
他戴着厚玳瑁框的大号眼镜。
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It's a Small Tortoiseshell - probably just hatched this morning.
这是只小樱蝶(蛱蝶科)——它可能今天早上才羽化的。
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a 14-year-old tortoiseshell cat left behind after its 84-year-old owner, Elue Olvera, died last November.
K.C是一只14岁的花猫，自84岁的老主人elue Olvera去年十一月去世后，它被留下了。
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