"turkle" in Chinese (Simplified)

• （无对应翻译——极为罕见的词，见说明）

Definition

这是英语中“turtle”（海龟、乌龟）的过时或方言词汇；现在几乎不用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“turkle”极其罕见并属于老式用语，仅在美国部分南部方言中出现。学英语时应直接用“turtle”表示龟类。

Examples

Look, there's a turkle in the pond.

你看，池塘里有只**turkle**。

My grandfather calls every turtle a turkle.

我祖父把每只乌龟都叫做**turkle**。

Children used to collect turkles near the river.

孩子们过去常在河边捉**turkles**。

I've never heard anyone use the word turkle before.

我从未听过有人用过**turkle**这个词。

Some old folks in the South still say turkle instead of 'turtle'.

南方一些老人到现在还说**turkle**，而不是“turtle”。

Is turkle even a real word? It sounds made up!

**Turkle**真是个单词吗？听起来像编出来的！