大家好,今天我們那分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——turn turtle, 這個短語的含義不是指「讓烏龜翻身」,其正確的含義是:
turn turtle 上下顛倒;傾覆
The sailboat turned turtle, but the sailors only got wet.
帆船傾覆了,但是船員僅僅是被打溼了。
The car ran off the road and turned turtle in the ditch.
車衝出了路面,翻在了溝裡。
You need to wear a life jacket because there's always a chance that the boat could turn turtle.
你需要穿一件救生衣因為小船可能會傾覆。
When they collided, the car turned turtle.
當他們撞擊的時候,汽車傾覆了。
The boat nearly turned turtle twice, but I managed to keep her upright.
那艘小船兩次接近傾覆,但是我設法讓它直立起來。