1N-UNCOUNT 龟甲;玳瑁壳Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments. 龟甲;玳瑁壳
2ADJ [usually ADJ n]龟甲做的;仿玳瑁的Tortoiseshell means made of tortoiseshell or made of a material which resembles tortoiseshell. 龟甲做的;仿玳瑁的
He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames.
他戴着玳瑁粗框大眼镜。
3N-COUNT (翅膀呈棕色和橘黄色的)蛱蝶 A tortoiseshell is a butterfly with brown and orange wings. (翅膀呈棕色和橘黄色的)蛱蝶