loggerhead
loggerhead
noun
at loggerheads
noun
- (亦作loggerhead turtle)a reddish-brown turtle with a very large head, occurring chiefly in warm seas
蠵龟 - Caretta caretta, family Cheloniidae
拉丁名Caretta caretta，海龟科 - (亦作loggerhead shrike)a widespread North American shrike, having mainly grey plumage with a black eyestripe, wings, and tail
呆头伯劳 - Lanius ludovicianus, family Laniidae
拉丁名Lanius ludovicianus，伯劳科 - (archaic)a foolish person
(古)傻瓜
at loggerheads
- in violent dispute or disagreement
不合，相争
councillors were at loggerheads with the government over the grant allocation.
在津贴的分配问题上，议员们和政府争论激烈。
- late 16th cent. (in sense 3): from dialect logger 'block of wood for hobbling a horse' + head
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