| 释义 |
os·trich /ˈɒstrɪtʃ，ˈɔː-/ n. | a. | phr.
I ([复] -trich(es))
n.
1. 【鸟】鸵鸟
2. = rhea
3. 回避现实的人，不正视所面临的危险的人，鸵鸟般的人(源出传说鸵鸟被追捕时常把头埋进沙里，自以为只要把头藏起人们便看不到它)
try to play ostrich and pretend not to see 想学鸵鸟只当没有看见
II a.
鸵鸟(般)的：
an ostrich policy 鸵鸟政策
pull a few ostrich heads out of the sand 使一些人面对现实
[< OFr ostrusce < VL avistruthius < L avis bird + struthio ostrich < Gr strouthos (megas) (great) sparrow] phr. have the digestion of an ostrich (或 have a stomach like an ostrich) 消化力强 |