loggerhead

名词 loggerhead:

1. these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
   同义词：dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead
2. very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
   同义词：loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta

1. Mrs Smith enjoys setting people at loggerheads.
   史密斯太太喜欢挑拨离间。
2. He was such a tremendous fellow that he would go to loggerheads with everyone present.
   他是个很利害的人物，他会和在场的每个人吵架。

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n.（名词）
A loggerhead turtle.
蠵龟
An iron tool consisting of a long handle with a bulbous end, used when heated to melt tar or warm liquids.
铁头棒：一种有长手柄的铁制工具，手柄顶端有一球状物，加热后可以用于融化沥青或加热液体
Nautical A post on a whaleboat used to secure the harpoon rope.
【航海】 铁索柱：捕鲸船上的桩子，用于拴鱼叉上的绳子
Informal
【非正式用语】
A blockhead; a dolt.
笨蛋；傻瓜
A disproportionately large head.
大得不成比例的头

<习惯用语>at loggerheads
Engaged in a dispute:
发生争执：
例句：
The question of car privileges put Sam and his parents at loggerheads.
关于使用汽车的权利的问题使山姆和他父母发生争执

来源：
Probably dialectal logger [wooden block] probably from log
可能为 方言 logger [木制障碍物] 可能源自 log
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