turkey
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tur·key /ˈtɜːki $ ˈtɜːrki/ ●●● S3 noun 1. 
[countable]HBB a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving 火鸡2 [uncountable]DF the meat from a turkey eaten as food 火鸡肉 roast turkey 烤火鸡3. [countable] American English informalAPTAMFFAIL an unsuccessful film or play 〔电影或戏剧的〕失败之作4. talk turkey especially American English informal DISCUSS to talk seriously about details, especially in business 认真地谈论〔细节，尤指商务谈判〕 → cold turkey
[countable]HBB a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving 火鸡2 [uncountable]DF the meat from a turkey eaten as food 火鸡肉 roast turkey 烤火鸡3. [countable] American English informalAPTAMFFAIL an unsuccessful film or play 〔电影或戏剧的〕失败之作4. talk turkey especially American English informal DISCUSS to talk seriously about details, especially in business 认真地谈论〔细节，尤指商务谈判〕 → cold turkeyExamples from the Corpus
turkey• Stir some into the stuffing for turkey or game birds, or mix with minced meat when making pâté.• How many days will a frozen turkey take to defrost?• Buy a map, turkeys -- and get a clue.• Others suggest the dark meat of turkey.• Spoon turkey mixture on to warm tortillas; roll up.• Treat the family and serve it with your favourite meats and salads - don't save it just for the turkey!• A Sunday night in September may be a bit early for Christmas but the Leadmill has already got the turkey in.• Carol says I ought to get up early and help you put the turkey in the oven.nTurkey na country which is mainly in west Asia but partly in southeast Europe, between the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Population: 80,694,485 (2014). Capital: Ankara. Until the early 20th century, Turkey was the centre of the large Ottoman Empire, whose capital city was Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. It became a republic in 1923, and its first president was Kemal Ataturk, who made great changes to make Turkey a more modern country. Turkey is a member of NATO and has asked to become a member of the EU.Origin turkey (1500-1600) Turkey; because the bird looked like the guinea fowl, which was brought into Europe through Turkeytur·key nounTurkeyLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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Turkey
Turkey
a country which is mainly in west Asia but partly in southeast Europe, between the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Population: 71,892,807 (2008). Capital: Ankara. Until the early 20th century, Turkey was the centre of the large Ottoman Empire, whose capital city was Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. It became a republic in 1923, and its first president was Kemal Ataturk, who made great changes to make Turkey a more modern country. Turkey is a member of NATO and has asked to become a member of the EU.
Turkey
a country which is mainly in west Asia but partly in southeast Europe, between the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Population: 71,892,807 (2008). Capital: Ankara. Until the early 20th century, Turkey was the centre of the large Ottoman Empire, whose capital city was Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. It became a republic in 1923, and its first president was Kemal Ataturk, who made great changes to make Turkey a more modern country. Turkey is a member of NATO and has asked to become a member of the EU.
turkey
tur‧key /ˈtɜːki $ ˈtɜːrki/ noun
[countable] a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving
2. [uncountable] the meat from a turkey eaten as food:
roast turkey
3. [countable] American English informal an unsuccessful film or play
4. talk turkey especially American English informal to talk seriously about details, especially in business
⇨ cold turkey
▪ failure noun [countable] someone or something that is not successful: The book was a complete failure. | I felt a complete failure.
▪flop noun [countable] informal something that is not successful because people do not like it – used especially about a film, play, product, or performance: Despite the hype, the movie was a flop at the box office. | Their next computer was a flop.
▪disaster noun [countable] used when saying that something is extremely unsuccessful: Our first date was a disaster. | Their marriage was a total disaster.
▪fiasco noun [countable usually singular] something that is completely unsuccessful and goes very badly wrong – used especially about things that have been officially planned, which go very wrong: The baggage system broke down on the first day the airport was open. It was a complete fiasco. | The fiasco came close to ending de Gaulle's political career.
▪debacle noun [countable usually singular] formal an event or situation that is a complete failure, because it does not happen in the way that it was officially planned: the banking debacle that has put our economy at risk
▪shambles noun [singular] especially British English if a situation or event is a shambles, it is completely unsuccessful because it has been very badly planned or organized, and no one seems to know what to do: The first few shows were a shambles, but things soon got better.
▪washout noun [singular] informal a failure – used when something is so bad that it would be better if it had not happened: The play wasn’t a complete washout; the acting was okay. | His most recent and ambitious project, a big-budget Hollywood film, was a washout with both critics and audiences alike.
▪turkey noun [countable] informal something that is so bad and unsuccessful that you think the people involved should be embarrassed about it – a very informal use: At the time most people thought the car was a complete turkey. | Since then he has appeared in a string of turkeys.
tur‧key /ˈtɜːki $ ˈtɜːrki/
noun Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Turkey; because the bird looked like the guinea fowl, which was brought into Europe through Turkey
1. Origin: Turkey; because the bird looked like the guinea fowl, which was brought into Europe through Turkey
[countable] a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving
2. [uncountable] the meat from a turkey eaten as food:
3. [countable] American English informal an unsuccessful film or play
4. talk turkey especially American English informal to talk seriously about details, especially in business
⇨ cold turkey
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