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词汇 loggerhead
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Definition of loggerhead in English:

loggerhead

noun ˈlɒɡəhɛd
  • 1A reddish-brown turtle with a very large head, occurring chiefly in warm seas.

    蠵龟

    Caretta caretta, family Cheloniidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A loggerhead turtle, which has been carefully nursed back to health in a leading aquarium, yesterday took off for Spain where she may soon find romance.
    • This is a specialized NGO, set up in 1983, with the main task to protect the loggerhead turtle in Greece.
    • The second turtle, a loggerhead turtle, was taken in by aquarium personnel when it was still a hatchling.
    • Both the leatherback and loggerhead turtle could face extinction within 10 to 30 years if international fishing practices are not dramatically altered, he added.
    • Yet Europe's largest refuge for the rare loggerhead turtle faces its gravest threat: the drunken British tourist.
    • WWF campaigners say the island is the second most important breeding ground for the loggerhead turtle.
    • Fisher, a 150-pound loggerhead turtle, was released into the Atlantic Ocean in July of last year after being tagged by a satellite transmitter.
    • Here you can see the southern bald eagle and Atlantic loggerhead turtle.
    • From the beach, we watch a loggerhead turtle swimming calmly through the clear turquoise water.
    • The Atlantic loggerhead turtle is found in the waters off Canada's eastern coast.
    • She helped protect the endangered loggerhead and green turtles.
    • I did, however, enjoy an ancient loggerhead turtle festooned with remoras and a hogfish in its distinctive night camouflage.
    • A female loggerhead turtle, the size of a wardrobe, hovered round their heads looking for a place to put down.
    • Animal tracks, such as those of this baby loggerhead turtle, are most easily seen in snow, mud, or sand.
    • Both the green turtle, which can weigh up to 205 kilograms, and the loggerhead turtle are now classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
    • The biggest problem is Caretta, a large loggerhead turtle.
    • Worst off of all of them is Australia's genetically distinct loggerhead turtle.
    • My research focus is on the decline and potential extinction of loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean.
    • Attracted by nighttime pool lights, a disoriented female loggerhead turtle finds its way into a residential swimming pool on Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida.
    • Early in the morning Jerry and I penetrated deep into the pre-sun depths and, turning a corner at the stern, came across a loggerhead turtle.
  • 2A widespread North American shrike, having mainly grey plumage with a black eyestripe, wings, and tail.

    呆头伯劳

    Lanius ludovicianus, family Laniidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Joshua trees are monicots, grotesquely oversized lilies, with contorted limbs and trunks armored with spikes, which are used skillfully by the loggerhead shrike to impale its prey.
    • We also provided a $10,800 grant to fund the development and initial implementation of a Candidate Conservation Agreement for the Santa Catalina Island fox and the island loggerhead shrike.
    • The young also cross paths with the loggerhead shrike, a bird that impales its prey before eating.
    • The butcher-bird is today's loggerhead shrike, found only rarely anywhere in Massachusetts now.
    • While hiking, canoeing, kayaking, or eating a picnic lunch, watch for Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtles, loggerhead shrikes, pileated woodpeckers, Seminole bats, and spotted salamanders.
  • 3archaic A foolish person.

    〈古〉傻瓜

    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Phrases

  • at loggerheads

    • In violent dispute or disagreement.

      激烈争论,不和

      councillors were at loggerheads with the government over the grant allocation

      在专用拨款的分配问题上,议员们和政府争论激烈。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • At other times the two have been at loggerheads.
      • How does a person, much less a society, balance these things, which are often at loggerheads with one another?
      • Mr Bradbury was frequently at loggerheads with the county council, particularly in recent years when the council limited the number of pupils.
      • The row has divided the council with environmental officers at loggerheads with the commercial services department responsible for the work.
      • Africa and the European Union have been at loggerheads over how to address past injustices, including slavery and colonialism.
      • The two countries have long been at loggerheads over their maritime boundary, a dispute that centres on the ownership of Mbana Island, in the Gulf of Guinea.
      • The two men had been at loggerheads over a long-running dispute about devolution.
      • These North American basketball stars are at loggerheads as their teams prepare for tomorrow's Superbowl clash.
      • Should I point to any pertinent debates where different interpretations put the issue of truth at loggerheads?
      • Until the dispute was resolved in his favour at Leeds High Court he had to continue sharing offices with his former colleagues, with whom he was at loggerheads.
      Synonyms
      in disagreement, at odds, at variance, in opposition, at cross purposes, out of step, quarrelling, clashing, at outs
      in conflict, at war, at daggers drawn, fighting, wrangling, feuding, conflicting, locking horns, estranged
      informal at each other's throats, like cat and dog

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 3): from dialect logger 'block of wood for hobbling a horse' + head.

Definition of loggerhead in US English:

loggerhead

noun
  • 1A reddish-brown turtle with a very large head, occurring chiefly in warm seas.

    蠵龟

    Caretta caretta, family Cheloniidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a specialized NGO, set up in 1983, with the main task to protect the loggerhead turtle in Greece.
    • Fisher, a 150-pound loggerhead turtle, was released into the Atlantic Ocean in July of last year after being tagged by a satellite transmitter.
    • Worst off of all of them is Australia's genetically distinct loggerhead turtle.
    • From the beach, we watch a loggerhead turtle swimming calmly through the clear turquoise water.
    • Early in the morning Jerry and I penetrated deep into the pre-sun depths and, turning a corner at the stern, came across a loggerhead turtle.
    • Here you can see the southern bald eagle and Atlantic loggerhead turtle.
    • She helped protect the endangered loggerhead and green turtles.
    • The biggest problem is Caretta, a large loggerhead turtle.
    • A loggerhead turtle, which has been carefully nursed back to health in a leading aquarium, yesterday took off for Spain where she may soon find romance.
    • I did, however, enjoy an ancient loggerhead turtle festooned with remoras and a hogfish in its distinctive night camouflage.
    • Both the green turtle, which can weigh up to 205 kilograms, and the loggerhead turtle are now classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
    • Attracted by nighttime pool lights, a disoriented female loggerhead turtle finds its way into a residential swimming pool on Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida.
    • The second turtle, a loggerhead turtle, was taken in by aquarium personnel when it was still a hatchling.
    • A female loggerhead turtle, the size of a wardrobe, hovered round their heads looking for a place to put down.
    • Both the leatherback and loggerhead turtle could face extinction within 10 to 30 years if international fishing practices are not dramatically altered, he added.
    • My research focus is on the decline and potential extinction of loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean.
    • Animal tracks, such as those of this baby loggerhead turtle, are most easily seen in snow, mud, or sand.
    • Yet Europe's largest refuge for the rare loggerhead turtle faces its gravest threat: the drunken British tourist.
    • WWF campaigners say the island is the second most important breeding ground for the loggerhead turtle.
    • The Atlantic loggerhead turtle is found in the waters off Canada's eastern coast.
  • 2A widespread North American shrike, having mainly gray plumage with a black eyestripe, wings, and tail.

    呆头伯劳

    Lanius ludovicianus, family Laniidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We also provided a $10,800 grant to fund the development and initial implementation of a Candidate Conservation Agreement for the Santa Catalina Island fox and the island loggerhead shrike.
    • The young also cross paths with the loggerhead shrike, a bird that impales its prey before eating.
    • The butcher-bird is today's loggerhead shrike, found only rarely anywhere in Massachusetts now.
    • While hiking, canoeing, kayaking, or eating a picnic lunch, watch for Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtles, loggerhead shrikes, pileated woodpeckers, Seminole bats, and spotted salamanders.
    • Joshua trees are monicots, grotesquely oversized lilies, with contorted limbs and trunks armored with spikes, which are used skillfully by the loggerhead shrike to impale its prey.
  • 3archaic A foolish person.

    〈古〉傻瓜

    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Phrases

  • at loggerheads

    • In stubborn dispute or disagreement.

      激烈争论,不和

      council was at loggerheads with the government over the grant allocation

      在专用拨款的分配问题上,议员们和政府争论激烈。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • These North American basketball stars are at loggerheads as their teams prepare for tomorrow's Superbowl clash.
      • Mr Bradbury was frequently at loggerheads with the county council, particularly in recent years when the council limited the number of pupils.
      • Until the dispute was resolved in his favour at Leeds High Court he had to continue sharing offices with his former colleagues, with whom he was at loggerheads.
      • The two countries have long been at loggerheads over their maritime boundary, a dispute that centres on the ownership of Mbana Island, in the Gulf of Guinea.
      • Should I point to any pertinent debates where different interpretations put the issue of truth at loggerheads?
      • Africa and the European Union have been at loggerheads over how to address past injustices, including slavery and colonialism.
      • At other times the two have been at loggerheads.
      • The row has divided the council with environmental officers at loggerheads with the commercial services department responsible for the work.
      • How does a person, much less a society, balance these things, which are often at loggerheads with one another?
      • The two men had been at loggerheads over a long-running dispute about devolution.
      Synonyms
      in disagreement, at odds, at variance, in opposition, at cross purposes, out of step, quarrelling, clashing, at outs

Origin

Late 16th century (in loggerhead (sense 3)): from dialect logger ‘block of wood for hobbling a horse’ + head.

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