ostrich

英 [ˈɒstrɪtʃ]

美 [ˈɑːstrɪtʃ]

n.  鸵鸟; 逃避现实的人; 不愿正视现实者

复数：ostriches　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20008 / COCA.18490

牛津词典

noun

• 鸵鸟
  a very large African bird with a long neck and long legs, that cannot fly but can run very fast
• 逃避现实的人；不愿正视现实者
  a person who prefers to ignore problems rather than try and deal with them

柯林斯词典

• 鸵鸟
  Anostrichis a very large African bird that cannot fly.

英英释义

noun

• fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet
  Synonym:Struthio camelus
• a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)

双语例句

• Teacher asked me how many legs an ostrich has, and I said three.
  老师问我鸵鸟有几条腿，我说有三条。
• 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。
• How many ostrich eggs are in this nest?
  这个巢中有几个鸵鸟蛋？
• An ostrich can kick a man to death.
  鸵鸟能把人踢死。
• Can they bleach ostrich feathers?
  他们能把鸵鸟毛弄白吗？
• We hope that ostrich meat will be available soon and before long will be as cheap as beef.
  我们希望不久就可以买到鸵鸟肉，而且希望它的价格不久就会变得和牛肉一样便宜。
• I was an ostrich in the desert.
  我就是沙漠里的一只鸵鸟。
• When you are really as big as ostrich, chicken's knowing clothes.
  当你真像鸵鸟那么大时，小鸡才会心服。
• Large birds, such as the ostrich and emu, cannot fly because they are too heavy.
  大型鸟类，如鸵鸟和鸸鹋，由于体重过大也不能飞行。
• Would you say those are ostrich skin?
  你说那是不是鸵鸟皮？