读音

/ˈtɜːrkɪ/

释义

• 名词: 1. 鸡，火鸡，尤其是指感恩节或圣诞节时烹制的大鸟。例如: “They served a delicious roasted turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.” 2. (非正式) 失败者，笨蛋，蠢货。例如: “He made such a mess of things; he’s a real turkey.”

短语

• “turkey shoot” 意为易得的猎物，也可比喻为轻而易举的任务或比赛。
• “to turkey out” 在紧张或关键时刻退缩，失败。

例句

• 名词: “The family gathered around the table to enjoy the centerpiece, a huge stuffed turkey.”
• (非正式) 形容词: “That movie was a total turkey; it flopped at the box office.”

同义词

• 鸡：fowl, chicken
• 笨蛋：fool, idiot, dunce
• 失败的作品：flop, bomb, dud