| [/ˈɔstrɪtʃ; ˋɔstrɪtʃ/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |