查询词典 tortoise-shell

The Galapagos Islands took their name from one of their famous residents, the Galapagos giant tortoise.

加拉巴哥群岛这个名字取自岛上一种名闻遐迩的居民──加拉巴哥巨龟。

You will learn how coconut oil is made and have the opportunity of taking in the delights of the Giant Tortoise pen and the architectural splendour of the Plantation House.

我们还将看到椰子油是如何榨取的，之后可以去逗一下巨大的象龟，并参观一下美轮美奂的Plantation House。

Lonesome George, the last remaining giant tortoise of his kind, may soon be a father to the delight of conservationists.

寂寞的George，他那个种类中最后一只巨龟，在保护者的关注下也许很快就会当爸爸了。

CALCUTTA, India - One of the world's oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in the Calcutta zoo where it spent more than half its long life.

世界上最长寿的生物，一只巨龟据说已有250岁了，在印度加尔各答动物园度过百年之后，死了。

A giant aldabra tortoise thought to be around 250 years old has died in the Kolkata zoo of liver failure, Indian authorities said on Thursday.

印度官员日前透露，一只被认为有250多岁的亚达伯拉龟日前因肝脏疾病在孟加拉邦科尔卡塔公园去世。

However, many scientists have suggested that Harriet may not have been one of Darwin's pets, because DNA tests have shown that the giant tortoise belonged to a subspecies found on an island that the British explorer never visited.

然而许多科学家认为乌龟哈里特不可能是达尔文的宠物，因为 DNA 测试显示这只巨龟属于英国探险者没有造访过的一个岛屿上的龟类亚种。

Last March, a giant tortoise named Adwaita said to be as old as 250 years died in a Calcutta zoo, having been taken to India by British sailors, records suggest, during the reign of King George II.

去年三月，据称一只名叫爱德怀塔的250岁巨型龟在加尔各答动物园死去。记录显示，它是被英国乔治二世国王统治时期的水手带到印度的。

A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise, in an animal facility in the port city of Mombassa, officials said.

来自港口城市蒙巴萨一家动物园的官方报道说，这里的一只在海啸中幸免于难被冲上肯尼亚海滩的河马幼崽与一只年近百岁的雄性乌龟缔结难得的亲缘。

Giant Tortoise, Seychelles, 1998

巨龟的寿命可达近一个世纪。

The giant Galapagos tortoise died of an acute heart attack after suffering from an illness, according to Australian vet John Hangar.

澳洲兽医John Hangar说：这只巨大的加拉帕戈斯陆龟长期患病，死于急性心脏病发作。

In the negative and interrogative forms, of course, this is identical to the non-emphatic forms.

。但是，在否定句或疑问句里，这种带有"do"的方法表达的效果却没有什么强调的意思。

Go down on one's knees;kneel down

屈膝跪下。。。下跪祈祷