turkey

英 ['tɜːkɪ] 美['tɝki]

(informal)used to suggest that a particular action or decision is hopelessly self-defeating

(非正式)像火鸡支持圣诞节一样（指某个举动或决定完全是无望地自我拆台）

(N. Amer. informal)discuss something frankly and straightforwardly

(北美，非正式)坦率直接地讨论

To speak frankly and get down to the basic facts of a matter.

直率地说：坦率认真地谈话；切中要害地谈话

1. She avoided the issue by ordering a turkey sandwich.: 她点了份火鸡三明治，以此来避开这个重要问题。

2. The haulage company was a carrier of machine parts to Turkey.: 该公路货运公司负责将机械零件运往土耳其。

4. It's a proper Christmas dinner, with turkey and bread sauce.: 这是顿像样的圣诞大餐，有火鸡和牛奶沙司。

5. Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union.: 土耳其和希腊是前苏联与反苏国家之间的缓冲国。