Word · Frequency #21602
loggerheads
蠵龟
loggerheads is the plural of loggerhead.
very large carnivorous sea turtle; ranges widely in warm open seas
- 1.
A metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end that is made hot in a fire, then plunged into some material (such as pitch or a liquid) to melt or heat it.
一种金属工具,由长杆和球状端头构成,在火中烧热后浸入某物(如沥青或液体)以熔化或加热。
- 2.
A post on a whaling boat used to secure the harpoon rope.
捕鲸船上用于固定鱼叉绳的柱子。
- 3.
Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
用作多种大头动物的名称。
一种金属工具,由长杆和球状端头构成,在火中烧热后浸入某物(如沥青或液体)以熔化或加热。；捕鲸船上用于固定鱼叉绳的柱子。；用作多种大头动物的名称。；傻瓜；笨蛋
In use
A loggerhead emerged from the surf to lay its eggs on the beach.
The research team tracked a loggerhead by satellite for over a year.
Loggerheads are often found in warm open seas.
at loggerheads (with sb)
固定短语，意为“争执”，后跟with表示与某人争执。
The two parties are at loggerheads over the new policy.
双方在新政策上意见不合。
loggerhead turtle
常与turtle连用，指一种大型海龟。
The loggerhead turtle is an endangered species.
蠵龟是一种濒危物种。
a loggerhead
作名词表示“傻瓜”，现已较少单独使用。
Don't be such a loggerhead!
Connections
Collocations
- loggerhead turtle
- 蠵龟
- The loggerhead turtle is an endangered species that nests on warm beaches.蠵龟是一种濒危物种，在温暖的海滩上筑巢。
- loggerhead shrike
- 呆头伯劳
- We spotted a loggerhead shrike sitting on a fence post.我们看到一只呆头伯劳停在栅栏柱上。
Idioms & figurative uses
- at loggerheads
- （与…）意见不合，争执不下The two countries remain at loggerheads over trade policy.两国在贸易政策上仍争执不下。
- come to loggerheads
- 开始争吵，闹翻They came to loggerheads over the budget.他们因预算问题发生了争执。
Confusing words
- blockhead
- 笨蛋 · 意思相同但拼写不同，blockhead更常用，loggerhead还指海龟。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 loggerhead 拆成 logger(伐木工)+head(头)来记：蠵龟的大头或工具的圆头，都像伐木工的大脑袋，核心是“大头”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：marine biology、wildlife conservation、science news 在指代蠵龟时，loggerhead 为中性常用词，多用于海洋生物、环保或科普语境，常以 loggerhead sea turtle 或 loggerhead turtle 的形式出现；日常口语中单独使用 loggerhead 较少，为避免歧义，一般会加上 sea 或 turtle。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 loggerhead 一样以 -head 结尾，其中 -head 通常读 /hɛd/。注意，它们并非严格意义上的全词押韵，因为重音都在前面的音节。另需注意 forehead 常读作 /ˈfɒrɪd/，与拼写所示的 /hɛd/ 不同，是典型的拼写相似但读音不同的词。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.