tortoiseshell
n
1 [U] hard shell of certain turtles, esp the type with yellow and brown markings, used to make combs, etc 玳瑁壳
[attrib 作定语]
a hairbrush with a tortoiseshell back 背面镶玳瑁的发刷.
2 [C] cat with yellowish-brown markings 有黄棕色花纹的猫.
3 [C] type of butterfly with brownish markings 一种有棕色花纹的蝴蝶.
🗣️ 情景例句
I never bother servicing my own car, it's too much trouble.
我从来都不自己修车的,麻烦死了。
Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle, old age a regret.
青年冒失莽撞;成年发奋图强;老年遗憾懊丧。
Ah yes.The one who offered you a job in Australia.