tortoise
tortoise — 名詞
1. a land animal whose body is covered by a large, rounded shell. Tortoises can hid
陸龜
有硬殼、行動慢的陸地爬行動物
a land animal whose body is covered by a large, rounded shell. Tortoises can hide their legs, head, and tail inside the shell when they feel threatened. They eat plants, move at a very slow pace, and can live for more than a hundred years.
The old tortoise slowly crossed the garden path while Linh watched from the kitchen window.
那隻老陸龜慢慢地爬過花園小徑，Linh 從廚房窗戶看著牠。
adverb + verb: slowly crossed
Eshe found a small tortoise hiding under a thick bush near the riverbank.
Eshe 在河岸附近的濃密灌木叢下發現了一隻小陸龜。
A frightened tortoise pulls its legs, head, and tail deep inside its shell.
受驚的陸龜會把腿、頭和尾巴深深縮進殼裡。
The tortoise at the city zoo is over eighty years old and moves very slowly.
市立動物園的那隻陸龜已經超過八十歲，動作仍然非常緩慢。
The old story tells how a slow but steady tortoise beats a fast rabbit in a race.
那個古老的故事講述一隻慢而穩定的陸龜如何在賽跑中擊敗一隻跑得快的兔子。
- turtle
In American English, turtle is often used for both land and sea animals. In British English, turtle usually refers only to sea animals.
用法筆記
Frequently used as a countable noun. In British English, tortoise refers only to land turtles, while turtle is used for sea animals. In American English, the word turtle is often used for both groups.