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eat turkey
We eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
我们在感恩节吃火鸡。
火鸡
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
火鸡
a large bird with a fan-shaped tail and a bare wattle-covered neck, widely domesticated for food
We eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
我们在感恩节吃火鸡。
一种尾巴呈扇形、颈部有肉垂的鸟,属火鸡属
A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck.
“土耳其红”的同义词(指一种鲜艳的红色染料或其颜色)。
Synonym of Turkey red (“a vibrant red dye or its color”).
大型家禽,尾巴呈扇形；广泛驯养供食用
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
这种鸟的肉
The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
A turkey was crossing the road, so the driver stopped.
一只火鸡正在过马路，司机于是停下车。
Would you like some turkey with your salad?
你的沙拉要来点火鸡肉吗？
He carved the turkey carefully before serving it.
上菜前，他小心地把火鸡切成片。
We eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
我们在感恩节吃火鸡。
俚语，指愚蠢或无能的人。
He was such a turkey when he forgot his lines.
他忘词时真是个无用的家伙。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
烤火鸡
We had roast turkey for Thanksgiving.
我们感恩节吃了烤火鸡。
火鸡三明治
I ordered a turkey sandwich for lunch.
我午餐点了一个火鸡三明治。
火鸡大餐
The family gathered for a turkey dinner.
一家人聚在一起吃了火鸡大餐。
火鸡胸肉
She bought a turkey breast at the store.
她在商店买了一块火鸡胸肉。
火鸡填料
My grandmother makes the best turkey stuffing.
我奶奶做的火鸡填料最好吃。
坦率地谈，开诚布公地谈
Let's sit down and talk turkey about the budget cuts.
我们坐下来坦率地谈谈预算削减的事情吧。
突然完全戒除（成瘾习惯）
He quit smoking cold turkey and never touched a cigarette again.
他一下子就戒了烟，再也没有碰过香烟。
非常容易取胜或占便宜的局面
The game was a turkey shoot; our team won 10-0.
那场比赛简直是个活靶子局；我们队以10比0获胜。
我是一只火鸡！
Monica put a turkey on her head and said, 'I'm a turkey!'
莫妮卡把一只火鸡戴在头上说：'我是一只火鸡！'
这是一只火鸡！
In A Christmas Story, the dad exclaims 'It's a turkey!' when he sees the turkey dinner.
在电影《圣诞故事》中，爸爸看到火鸡晚餐时喊道：'这是一只火鸡！'
Use Turkey naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Turkey 意为火鸡，其尾部羽毛展开如扇，可联想'火'字代表红色羽毛。
火鸡一词通常用于烹饪和饮食场合，比较常见于感恩节等节日语境，但日常使用很普遍。
Words ending in -ky (murky, jerky, perky) rhyme perfectly with 'turkey'. Words ending in -ey (monkey, donkey, key) share the same spelling ending but have different stressed vowels; key also has a longer vowel sound.
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