a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the male) red wattles. It is prized as food, especially on festive occasions such as Christmas and (in the US) Thanksgiving.
吐绶鸡,火鸡。
[mass noun]the flesh of the turkey as food
火鸡肉。
〈非 正式,主美〉 (尤指戏剧、电影)极其(或完全)失败的作品。
a stupid or inept person
笨蛋;无能的人。
a country comprising the whole of the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia, with a small enclave in SE Europe to the west of Istanbul; pop. 76,805,500 (est. 2009); official language, Turkish; capital, Ankara
土耳其(领土包括西亚的整个安纳托利亚半岛和伊斯坦布尔以西的欧洲东南部小块地区,2009年估计人口76,805,500;官方语言土耳其语,首都安卡拉)。
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like turkeys voting for Christmas informal used to suggest that a particular action or decision is hopelessly self-defeating 〈非正式〉 像火鸡支持圣诞节一样(指某个举动或决定完全是无望地自我拆台) -
talk turkey N. Amer. informal discuss something frankly and straightforwardly 〈北 美,非正式〉 坦率直接地讨论
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