Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #4180
Turkey
火鸡
a large bird with a fan-shaped tail and a bare wattle-covered neck, widely domesticated for food
- 1.
A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck.
一种尾巴呈扇形、颈部有肉垂的鸟,属火鸡属
- 2.
Synonym of Turkey red (“a vibrant red dye or its color”).
“土耳其红”的同义词(指一种鲜艳的红色染料或其颜色)。
- 3.
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
大型家禽,尾巴呈扇形;广泛驯养供食用
- 4.
The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
这种鸟的肉
- 5.
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
位于小亚细亚和巴尔干半岛的欧亚共和国;奥斯曼帝国1918年崩溃后,青年土耳其党在凯末尔·阿塔图尔克领导下于1923年建立共和国
- 6.
With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the brush turkey or bush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).
带有区别词的鸟,类似于普通火鸡(例如,刷火鸡或丛林火鸡,水火鸡)
- 7.
a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
做出轻率或烦人行为的人
- 8.
An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
连续三次全中
火鸡肉;类似火鸡的鸟;笨蛋;傻瓜;连续三次全中;三连中;土耳其红
In use
A turkey was crossing the road, so the driver stopped.
Would you like some turkey with your salad?
He carved the turkey carefully before serving it.
eat turkey
We eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
我们在感恩节吃火鸡。
be a turkey
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。
Connections
Collocations
- roast turkey
- 烤火鸡
- We had roast turkey for Thanksgiving.我们感恩节吃了烤火鸡。
- turkey sandwich
- 火鸡三明治
- I ordered a turkey sandwich for lunch.我午餐点了一个火鸡三明治。
- turkey dinner
- 火鸡大餐
- The family gathered for a turkey dinner.一家人聚在一起吃了火鸡大餐。
- turkey breast
- 火鸡胸肉
- She bought a turkey breast at the store.她在商店买了一块火鸡胸肉。
- turkey stuffing
- 火鸡填料
- My grandmother makes the best turkey stuffing.我奶奶做的火鸡填料最好吃。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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