tur
tur — 名詞
1. a wild mountain goat with thick curved horns that lives high in the Caucasus mou
高加索羱羊
高加索山區角彎曲的野生山羊
a wild mountain goat with thick curved horns that lives high in the Caucasus mountains
On the steep cliff above the valley, Salma spotted a tur with long curved horns.
在山谷上方陡峭的懸崖上，Salma 看見一隻長著彎角的高加索羱羊。
countable noun: a tur / a single animal
The tur climbs across loose rock that no other large animal can cross.
這種野生山羊能在鬆動的岩石上行走，沒有別的大型動物做得到。
Hunters in the Caucasus once chased the tur for its meat and thick warm coat.
高加索的獵人從前會追捕這種野生山羊，取牠的肉和厚實保暖的毛皮。
Jin photographed a small group of tur, their curved horns sharp against the sky.
Jin 拍下一小群高加索羱羊，牠們彎曲的角在天空映襯下顯得銳利。
Even in cold winters, the tur uses its strong legs to climb and find grass to eat.
就算在寒冷的冬天，這種野生山羊也會用強壯的腿往上爬，找草來吃。
用法筆記
Almost always tied to the Caucasus region; readers will mainly meet this word in nature writing, wildlife guides, and travel texts about the mountains there.
2. a small round bean used to make a thick yellow dish that is common in South Asia
木豆
南亞料理常用、煮成黃色濃湯的小豆子
a small round bean used to make a thick yellow dish that is common in South Asian cooking
Hari cooked a pot of tur with onions, garlic, and a little salt for dinner.
Hari 用洋蔥、大蒜和一點鹽，煮了一鍋木豆當晚餐。
uncountable: cook / make tur
At the market, Putri bought a bag of dried tur to keep in her kitchen.
在市場裡，Putri 買了一袋乾木豆，放在廚房備用。
collocation: a bag of dried tur
Soaked overnight in water, the small dried tur beans turn soft and cook faster.
把這些乾的小木豆泡水一個晚上，豆子會變軟，也煮得更快。
Aunt Antonia served a warm bowl of thick yellow tur with soft, buttered bread.
Antonia 阿姨端上一碗溫熱、濃稠的黃色木豆，配著鬆軟、抹了奶油的麵包。
In many homes across India, tur is eaten with rice almost every single day.
在印度許多家庭，木豆幾乎每天都會配著飯一起吃。
- pigeon pea
the standard English name for the same bean
- dal
wider word for many cooked split beans, including tur; not specific to this one
用法筆記
Often written as part of a fixed name such as tur dal; the plain word names the dried bean and the cooked dish made from it.