Ostrich



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 鸵鸟; 不接受现实的人
• ［记］ try to play ostrich and pretend not to see
• ［例］ try to play ostrich and pretend not to see

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ostriz, ostrige, from Vulgar Latin *avis struthio, from Latin avis bird + Late Latin struthio ostrich — more at struthious
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. a swift-footed 2-toed flightless ratite bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa that is the largest of existing birds and often weighs 300 pounds (140 kilograms)
  • b. rhea
  • c. leather made from ostrich skin
• 2. \［from the belief that the ostrich when pursued hides its head in the sand and believes itself to be unseen\］ one who attempts to avoid danger or difficulty by refusing to face it
• ? ostrichlike adjective

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