tortoiseshell
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈtɔː.təʃ.ʃel]
- 美式音标 [ˈtɔːr.t̬əs.ʃel]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.龟甲；玳瑁；蛱蝶；花斑家猫
- adj.龟甲的；杂黄褐色的
同根派生
英汉例句
- An inlaid furniture decoration,tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork.
镶嵌的家俱装饰，龟甲和黄和白色的金属在细木工作过程中形成卷轴。 - His shaggy right eyebrow wanders toward it above the tortoiseshell glasses.
右眼那茂密的眉毛也从玳瑁眼镜的上方向那边斜了过去。
用作名词 (n.)
英英字典
- (ANIMAL SHELL) the hard shell of a turtle that is yellow, orange, and brown and that is used to make decorative objects, or an artificial substance made to look like this
- (CAT) a cat with white, black, brown, and orange fur