turkey
n
(pl ~s)
1
(a) [C] large bird reared to be eaten, esp at Christmas 吐绶鸡; 火鸡. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page v.
(b) [U] its flesh as food (食用的)火鸡肉
a slice of roast turkey 一片烤火鸡肉.
2 [C] (US sl 俚) failure; flop 失败; 失败的人或事物
His last movie was a real turkey. 他最後的那部影片一塌糊涂.
3 (idm 习语) cold turkey => cold1. talk turkey => talk2.
Wow! It sure will. But first tell me about the job, Harry.
喔, 当然会。但首先告诉我是什么样的工作, Harry。
Friend or foe…
一视同仁。
This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.