turkey
/ˈtɜːkɪ/noun
(pl. -eys)
1
- a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the male) red wattles. It is prized as food, especially on festive occasions such as Christmas and (in the US) Thanksgiving.吐绶鸡, 火鸡。
1.1
- Meleagris gallopavo, family Meleagridae (or Phasianidae).拉丁名Meleagris gallopavo,火鸡科（或雉科）。
1.2
- mass noun the flesh of the turkey as food火鸡肉。
2
- informal, chiefly US something that is extremely or completely unsuccessful, especially a play or film〈非正式, 主美〉（尤指戏剧、电影）极其（或完全）失败的作品。
2.1
- a stupid or inept person笨蛋; 无能的人。
短语
like turkeys voting for Christmas
- 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）。
talk turkey
- N. Amer. informal discuss something frankly and straightforwardly〈北美, 非正式〉坦率直接地讨论。
词源
mid 16th cent.: short for TURKEYCOCK or turkeyhen, originally applied to the guineafowl (which was imported through Turkey), and then erroneously to the American bird.