| 单词 | turn turtle |
| 例句 | “You look like a turned turtle!” she hooted. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everything turned turtle within a few hours,” he said. Covid-19 Pushes India’s Middle Class Toward Poverty 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z The Recreation turned turtle, casting some passengers into the water. Perspective | In 1904, spectators at a rowing regatta on the Potomac set off on a boat — and died 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Before the world economy turned turtle in 2008, the European Union presented an attractive face to the world. The Environmental Union 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The little craft came within an ace of being capsized, and nothing but the skill of the older man saved her from turning turtle. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z The plank had turned turtle, landing Bob in the water on his back. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z With cries that neither lad ever forgot, the men slipped from the cage that had turned turtle, plunging into the dark abyss, that quickly swallowed them up. The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift 2012-02-28T03:00:24.413Z And, after the manner of such eccentric craft, the canvas shell proceeded to turn turtle. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z If they found their prize not seaworthy, they would take her to some small sand island and careen, while the crew helped the Indians to turn turtle, and to procure bull's flesh. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Sometimes the boy had all he could do to keep the craft from turning turtle and dumping him into the river. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z He had either to crash squarely into the other automobile or he had to run the risk of having his own machine turn turtle. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z As soon as the carriage ahead of ours struck the improved road it turned turtle, and for a moment the air was full of jumping tourists. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Train 64, the Maine Special, had run through an open switch and turned turtle somewhere near Stamford. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z At any moment the West Barbican might turn turtle. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The San Martin, losing steerage way, was rolling horribly in the trough of the sea; any instant she might turn turtle. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z For a moment the British craft seemed on the point of turning turtle; then, with a sickening movement, she slid over the obstruction into deep water. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Q. But do not the iron-clads comprising this fleet frequently turn turtle? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:15.237Z It was more like clotted cocoa to a mind debauched by such tipple, and the great split tubes of huts like a small armada turned turtle in the filth. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z In fact, had it not been for this lateral support, the craft must have turned turtle under the terrific tossing she was receiving. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z "The boat turned turtle, just like a dinghy capsizing," Harvey said. Former UTC chairman rescued from Celtic Sea after yacht capsizes 2011-08-16T19:48:49Z Round spun the wheel of the steam steering-gear, and with a lurch that gave those below the impression that she was turning turtle, the destroyer made a complete circle. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z The boat turned turtle, like a dinghy capsizing. Fastnet race crew linked arms to survive accident in Celtic Sea 2011-08-16T16:42:07Z We hope his prophecy may be realised, but we cannot help wondering what would happen if his aeroplane were to turn turtle on the way. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z He could distinguish the fatal bend in the Mohoro River where the Myra had turned turtle and had been swallowed up in the shifting sand. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z She careened so badly that the girls shrieked and Malcolm himself thought she would turn turtle. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Cargo ships like the are graceless, flat-bottomed steel brutes designed for abusive loads, heavily ballasted to keep them from turning turtle with the weight of cargo. Returning to Life in Kamaishi 2011-04-21T21:00:19Z The silvery sand was soon covered with turned turtle, about fifty of them being at the mercy of their captors. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z You see, the little dinky had turned turtle when it dropped Herb out; so there it was, floating beside him, bottom-side up. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z Being almost hove short, the ship could not rise quickly enough to the seas, and was besides rolling so much that she threatened to turn turtle every minute. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z The same terrific force gave the steamer a lurch, and she threatened to turn turtle. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z Why, in less'n a month the bark turned turtle on 'em, an' all but four went to Davy Jones' Locker. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z The boats reached the farther side of the bay, and they spent a lively hour or two turning turtle. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z A freighter turned turtle off the city's main dock and bullet-strewn buildings on the foreshore are reminders that this was recently a city at war. Basra in southern Iraq has been transformed - thanks to oil 2010-10-11T20:00:00Z The rear of the freight went to matchwood, the 1608, the baggage and two Pullmans turned turtle, derailing the remaining cars behind; but, by a miracle, it seemed, there wasn't any one seriously hurt. The Night Operator Let me get there," insisted Ned, "you may take a kink somewhere and make us turn turtle. Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School Our machinery might break down, we might drift for weeks without being sighted, we might collide with an iceberg in the fog, we might even turn turtle. By Right of Conquest A Novel The schooner heeled until the lad was sure that she was going to turn turtle. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers With such a wind sucking under them might have made the boat turn turtle, Mrs. Calvert, don’t you know? Dorothy on a House Boat For one giddy moment Mr. A. Bubble appeared to be uncertain whether to turn turtle or go on the way he was headed. The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds The car had turned turtle, and the great wheels, still spinning slowly, showed above the surface almost to their hubs. Under Boy Scout Colors Two automobiles had come together on a turn in a road at this time of year little frequented, and the smaller of the two had turned turtle. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp I don't know, but perhaps the minute I get some wind in the sail the whole outfit will turn turtle. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers It appeared to be a sailing craft of eighteen hundred or two thousand tons, which had "turned turtle," as sailors term it, perhaps in the storm which we had so lately encountered. The Pearl of India Herein lay real danger, for if the deck-load of ashes grew too heavy the Bear might turn turtle. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The German plane, now without a hand to keep it steady, rocked crazily for several moments, then turned turtle and went tumbling over and over toward the ground. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians Some died dramatic deaths on cliffs where tidal waves hammered them to shreds; some turned turtle at their docks and went down in the mud. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards But the sorcerer answered: “Did not my ship turn turtle at sea, and yet you try to deceive me?” The Chinese Fairy Book He was looking for a smooth one among those driving ridges of water—some pocket in the gale, which would enable him to swing around without turning turtle. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Here was a berg that had suddenly turned turtle and exposed its greater, under-water bulk to the air. A Man to His Mate Helpless in this sea, the ‘Restless’ may ‘turn turtle.’ The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Burland, I was being driven in an automobile from Salisbury city to Lark's Hill Camp, when the steering gear of the automobile went wrong and we ran into an embankment, the car turning turtle. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The ship turned turtle, and Panther fell into the sea. The Chinese Fairy Book His boat would "turn turtle" or be cut in two by the craft behind. El Diablo And sometimes I hear a roar coming, and the trees are bent like reeds, and the wind screams to glory, and the whole world turns turtle—swings right over and round. Anthony Lyveden “We’d hope to get another line across, and made fast, before we ‘turned turtle,’” replied Skipper Tom. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise In this nasty sea we were afraid she might turn turtle, as another steamer had done some months ago. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific On an examination of our cart we found that, fortunately for us, the traverse pin of the fore-wheels had jumped out, which freed them and the horses, and occasioned our turning turtle. A Sailor of King George If he deviated a hair's breadth at that speed he'd turn turtle. El Diablo Pen stood apart from the spectators, watching Larry whirl, turn turtle, and perform all the aviation agonies so fascinating to the untutored. Penny of Top Hill Trail She was in danger of turning turtle and foundering, but even in the face of death not one of the handful of young officers showed the faintest sign of fear. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The plane turned turtle, slithered sidewise through the air, and dropped, horizontal now, but upside down, Carl on top. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Taking the ice-hook, he turned over one of the bits with its point, showing its soiled side, but the moment he released it, the bit of ice “turned turtle” again. The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado Of course I may be struck by lightning tomorrow, or the car may turn turtle when we go down to be married, but I refuse to contemplate anything of the sort. Black Oxen These could not penetrate the canopies of the other ships, but the one which had turned turtle was blown to fragments. The Airlords of Han Then, like the unfortunate "Victoria," she "turned turtle," and sank. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Her tail rose, and she started, with dreadful deliberateness, to turn turtle. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life One completely turned turtle with its load of men and women and children. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 She has turned turtle twice out in the harbour in fine weather. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 This ship shot out toward our lines just as the last of the groundships turned turtle and was blown to pieces. The Airlords of Han Doubtless they must have been washed overboard when the vessel turned turtle. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers And as the heaving shoulder eases down she holds her keel in, just before another lurch would send her turning turtle. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways The Sylvia's men were dumped into the water, but Hill flung himself on the port gunwale of his own boat and kept it from turning turtle. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California If she turned turtle, what would become of me? Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Here we are as helpless as a turned turtle on a Florida sandspit.” In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" Listing before an irresistible inrush of water, the German destroyer almost turned turtle, then sank quickly beneath the waves. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers When a ship turns turtle the fact is instantly communicated to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 His vessel had driven on a submerged reef and turned turtle. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell If you hadn't noticed those native craft lower their sails and called our attention to it, we should have turned turtle as sure as fate. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt You see, the boat is top-heavy, owing to the cabin superstructure, and it wouldn't be impossible for her to turn turtle in a heavy sea. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon But we capsized—reg’larly ‘turned turtle’—when the gale struck us, and only five of us lived to tell the tale. A Pirate of the Caribbees Indeed, had the gale happened to strike us square abeam, and with no way on the ship, I am convinced that she must have inevitably turned turtle with us. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Almost every man aboard was thrown to the deck, and the vessel heeled over to starboard until it seemed she must turn turtle. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries At last he did land, two or three bumps, and then—apparently slowly—the machine's nose went to the ground and gracefully it turned turtle. An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 If they went down in that the touring car would most likely turn turtle, and they might all be killed. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds He felt the sampan turn turtle under him, and in another second he was shot into the dark, fierce current, and felt the waters close over his head. Jack Haydon's Quest A slim fountain spurted fountain-high above the pool, a dull report was heard, and the next instant Mr. Hall Caine had turned turtle and was sinking rapidly by the bow. Modern American Prose Selections They knew not the instant the Kansas might lift again and turn turtle, yet they did not dream of deviating a hair's breadth from their duties. The Captain of the Kansas A man in a watering cart, in backing up to the sidewalk, turned too abruptly and the traces gave way, the cart turned turtle and the poor horse hung in mid-air. Sixty Years of California Song Then I got alarmed, thinking the machine might turn turtle on me, so I shut off the engine, intending to glide to earth. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds Four little slackers out on a spree, Auto turned turtle, and then there were three. War Rhymes by Wayfarer The car, jerked back like a mad horse caught by a lariat, reared up on its hind wheels, threatened to turn turtle, then crashed over on its side with its engine still racing wildly. Curlie Carson Listens In We wondered what would happen if it turned turtle, for in that case the weight of the superstructure would have rendered it impossible for the machine to right itself. The Man Who Rocked the Earth All at once Harriet stubbed her toe, plunging forward and tilting the litter so that it turned turtle, like a cranky hammock. The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills The Missing Pilot of the White Mountains The warning came none too soon, for a gust of wind hit the biplane and all but made it "turn turtle," as the saying goes. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds There we saw many antiquated machines called automobiles; they used to run around the streets in rubber stockings, honking horns to warn the poor, then turning turtle they killed or maimed the rich. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures The thing that's happened is about this, far as I can figure it out: Our young amateur radio friend, when his auto turned turtle, hiked off into the woods. Curlie Carson Listens In More than once, as the wind changed a point, it seemed that the cranky craft must turn turtle. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The Hogue turned turtle very quickly—in about five minutes—and floated bottom up for several minutes. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 It was only when we made his craft turn turtle that Dutchy got his head under water. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island The vessel had met with some mishap to her machinery, struck a derelict, or turned turtle, during that memorable typhoon of March 17 and 18. The Wings of the Morning I've turned turtle in the Canyon and been pulled out below the White Horse. A Daughter of the Snows One sees these cars everywhere, lying on their sides, turned turtle in ditches, bent and twisted against trees. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front Then she eventually suffered a boiler explosion and completely turned turtle. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 If you hadn't been there I guess she'd have turned turtle on me. Left Tackle Thayer Back we go, sheering helplessly, swayed to and fro most dangerously by the foaming waters, and almost, but not quite, turn turtle. Across China on Foot There was a terrific crash, and both cars turned turtle. The Boy Allies on the Firing Line Or, Twelve Days Battle Along the Marne As they went over the side, violently tipping the boat, it suddenly turned turtle. The Boy Allies in the Trenches Midst Shot and Shell Along the Aisne But just as they swept alongside the Dazzler the skiff lurched, shoved a side under, and turned turtle, sending the remainder of the iron to bottom. The Cruise of the Dazzler The young inventor had read that the British tanks frequently turned turtle, and he had this in mind when he made provision in his own for the safety of passengers and crew. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam For a few moments it seemed as if the Falcon would surely turn turtle and plunge into the seething ocean. Tom Swift and His Air Glider, or Seeking the Platinum Treasure "Are we going to turn turtle?" cried the doctor. Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, or, the Quickest Flight on Record Would she ride on an even keel, or sink out of sight, or turn turtle? Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure It is remarkably steady in its flight, the balancing and the design of the tail frustrating completely any tendency to wobble or to turn turtle while falling. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War "We've turned turtle!" cried Ned, as he noted that he was standing on what, before, had been the ceiling of the observation tower. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam Had she turned turtle it probably would have been the last of her and of all on board. Tom Swift and His Air Glider, or Seeking the Platinum Treasure "I might have volplaned back to earth, but at the speed we were going, and at the height, around a curve, we might have turned turtle." Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, or, the Quickest Flight on Record One large collapsible life-boat, in which thirteen persons were seated, turned turtle just as they were about to save it, and all in it were lost. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters I slapped on the brakes, but to avoid turning turtle I had to leave the road altogether. Mr. Standfast It struck the raft on the right fairly; the thing turned turtle in a flash, precipitating its occupants onto the other raft. Under the Andes I had heard old skippers say something of this before, and I cited to Hardenberg the experience of a skipper captain I once knew who had turned turtle in a calm sea off Trincomalee. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West But the buggy, relieved at last of all weight, slid off sidewise with the current, turned turtle, and was carried swiftly down-stream. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories The second officer was hacking at the ropes with a knife and I was being dragged around the deck by that rope when I looked up and saw the boat, with all aboard, turn turtle. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters His new vigor only served to accentuate the disorder of his mind, which could not recover its balance, like a badly ballasted ship which will turn turtle on the smallest shock. Jean-Christophe Journey's End On the keel at the very bottom, he fastened a piece of lead so she wouldn't "turn turtle"—turn over, he meant, when her sails were set and the wind blew too hard. Seven O'Clock Stories It was on the afternoon of the third day following the turning turtle of the Annihilator that Mark, who was looking through a telescope in the pilot-house, called out: "I say, Jack, look here!" Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds Some one must have won the machine and carried a party of his friends away, and triumphantly turned turtle with it over the first of the precipices which abound at Monte Carlo. Roman Holidays, and Others The car skidded and turned turtle in a ditch. We Can't Have Everything Somebody told me; 'Young Hilliard's car ran into a milk cart; turned turtle. Hidden Creek The motor launch, after almost having turned turtle, righted itself. Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen Then it eventually suffered a boiler explosion and completely turned turtle. America's War for Humanity After remaining upon a level keel for one single instant, the hydroplane turned turtle. The Boy Allies at Jutland "If you can't swim, better catch hold of me", Hogarth shouted— "there will be—" But the earth turned turtle, and Hogarth felt himself struck on the shoulder, flung, and dragged down, down, into darkness. The Lord of the Sea Oh," she said brightly, "now I know what they mean by the expression 'turning turtle'. The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way "Do you think the boat is one of the kind that will turn turtle and sink the crowd?" demanded Tom Foss, flushing in turn. Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen I got a terrific thump on the back of the head when the boat turned turtle, and if I hadn't had a leg under the seat, I'd be in Davy Jones' locker right now. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island They were going at a rapid rate, and every moment the Baby Racer threatened to turn turtle and spill them out. Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane Then he came to the surface to see the canoe, turned turtle, floating bottom up three yards away. The Shagganappi It happens in cases of flood; the car turns turtle and swims home. The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way "They will turn turtle sure, if that wave catches them sideways." The Boy Scouts Patrol But all he could do did not suffice, for the craft hit the whale a glancing blow on the side, and the ship careened as if she would turn turtle. Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth "The schooner turned turtle with us, sure enough, sir; and we all came near drowning on her bottom." Jack Tier A small biplane-airship had become entangled in some of the aerials of Tom's wireless apparatus, and the craft had turned turtle, being held from falling by some of the wire braces. Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune In another place one had turned turtle on a bridge and thrown its passengers into the river beneath, but those passengers were all men, we were told, and we did not stop to investigate further. The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way "I couldn't sleep at night if I thought I'd been the cause of anything turning turtle or dashing into the side-lines." Tish The very minute he left us Priory’s cart turned turtle in the mud, and the largest of his four mules lay down in it and knocked off work. Notes of a War Correspondent The monoplane had to descend, for it was in danger of turning turtle. Tom Swift and His Airship Caught under full sail in tropic squalls, she buried her rail and deck many times, but stubbornly refused to turn turtle. The Cruise of the Snark The wagon turned turtle, and men, paste brushes, paper and all were scattered all over the place. The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show "It may not be so fast as an automobile race or so likely to turn turtle or break its steering-knuckle, but it's safe." Tish Not only because the dog veered sharply aside as it descended, but because the canoe, under the jarring heave of the striker's body, proceeded to turn turtle. Further Adventures of Lad He knew that at any moment a gun of his saluting battery might turn turtle, or blow into the harbor himself, his cabinet, and the larger part of his standing army. The Lost Road The big biplane was in serious difficulties, for it gave a lurch, turned turtle, and then, suddenly righting, shot downward for the river. Dick Hamilton's Airship, or, a Young Millionaire in the Clouds The wagon did not turn turtle as the one before it had done, but one of the horses went down. The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show Behind, where their feet had sped the moment before, the ice broke up and turned turtle. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke Already the canoe was six feet from shore; and both men were doing creditable acrobatic stunts to keep it from turning turtle. Further Adventures of Lad For the yellow car made a sudden swerve and seemed about to turn turtle. The Golf Course Mystery He was strapped to his seat, as were the others, in case the machine should turn turtle. Dick Hamilton's Airship, or, a Young Millionaire in the Clouds And suddenly she turned turtle, disappeared, and swam away quickly, quickly, like a rat. The Garden Party and Other Stories The craft seemed to be trying to stand on her head, and then she rocked violently from side to side, nearly turning turtle. Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas Moreover, it is strictly true that most ships will sail without ballast for some little time before they turn turtle upon the crew. The Mirror of the Sea For the big craft rolled and twisted, and seemed about to turn turtle. Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas It worked to perfection the day before, and then, all at once, she turned turtle. Dick Hamilton's Airship, or, a Young Millionaire in the Clouds |
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