Ostrich
[ ' ɔstritʃ ]
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n. 鸵鸟;逃避现实的人;
📝 例句
have the digestion of an ostrich
什么都能消化,肠胃极好
He's such an ostrich he doesn't want to know about his wife's love affairs.
他真是自己骗自己--对妻子有外遇不闻不问.
An ostrich will stand from ten to twelve feet.
鸵鸟身高十到十二英尺。
The short-distance runner wishes he could run as fast as the ostrich.
这位短跑运动员真希望自己能跑得像驼鸟一样快。
She can describe an ostrich or elephant with equal felicity.
她可以用同样巧妙的言辞，描写驼鸟和大象。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ost-lost失去的,rich-富裕的:回避现实的人油腻的易失去财富
※ost-cost花费,rich-富裕的:养驼鸟花费很大,富裕的人才养得起
※ ost-most大多数,rich-富裕的:这里大多数人都是靠养鸵鸟致富的
📖 牛津释义
ostrich
n
1 very large African bird with a long neck, unable to fly, but fast-running 鸵鸟
[attrib 作定语]
Her dress was trimmed with ostrich feathers. 她的衣边饰有鸵鸟的羽毛. * an ostrich-egg 鸵鸟蛋.
2 (infml fig 口, 比喻) person who refuses to face unpleasant realities 不正视不利现实的人
He's such an ostrich he doesn't want to know about his wife's love affairs. 他真是自己骗自己--对妻子有外遇不闻不问.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ɒstritʃ]n. 鸵鸟
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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I took a month off for a holiday.
我休了一个月假。
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a city without bikes or one without cars.
如果让我来决定我们要一个没有自行车的城市，还是要一个没的汽车的城市。
Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways.
披黑纱巾的老妇人站在门口偷偷地瞅着我们。