turkey
noun
uk/ˈtɜː.ki/us/ˈtɝː.ki/turkeynoun(BIRD)
B1[C]
alargebirdgrownforitsmeatonfarms:
火鸡awildturkey野生火鸡
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B1[U]
thefleshof thisbirdused asfood:
火鸡肉roastturkey烤火鸡
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Kinds of meat
- back bacon
- bacon
- biltong
- broiler
- burnt ends
- dark meat
- duck
- filet mignon
- fryer
- gammon
- mignon
- mutton
- pancetta
- Parma ham
- partridge
- Serrano ham
- squab
- veal
- venison
- Wagyu
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turkeynoun(FAILURE)
[C]informal
something thatfailsbadly:
失败（之作）His lastfilmwas acompleteturkey.他的上一部电影完全是一部失败之作。
someone or something that is not successful
- failureThe shuttle launch was a complete failure.
- successThe operation was a success.
- turkeyI really wanted to like it, but that show ended up being a real turkey.
- clunkerUSThat pitch was a real clunker.
- bombUSHis website was one of the biggest dotcom bombs in the history of the internet.
- dudMy charger doesn't work - I think I've got a dud.
[C]USinformal
astupidorsillyperson:
傻瓜，笨蛋What did you do that for, you turkey?为什么要那样做，你这个傻瓜？
Failures
- another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
- bloodbath
- brain freeze
- breakdown
- busted flush
- car crash
- flop
- foul(something)up
- freefall
- game overidiom
- hash
- lemon
- lost cause
- mess
- nail
- reversal
- slim pickings
- slush pile
- track record
- train wreck
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Stupid and silly people