Ostrich
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n. 鴕鳥;逃避現實的人;
?? 例句
have the digestion of an ostrich
什么都能消化,腸胃極好
He's such an ostrich he doesn't want to know about his wife's love affairs.
他真是自己騙自己--對妻子有外遇不聞不問.
An ostrich will stand from ten to twelve feet.
鴕鳥身高十到十二英尺。
The short-distance runner wishes he could run as fast as the ostrich.
這位短跑運動員真希望自己能跑得像駝鳥一樣快。
She can describe an ostrich or elephant with equal felicity.
她可以用同樣巧妙的言辭，描寫駝鳥和大象。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ost-lost失去的,rich-富裕的:回避現實的人油膩的易失去財富
※ost-cost花費,rich-富裕的:養駝鳥花費很大,富裕的人才養得起
※ ost-most大多數,rich-富裕的:這里大多數人都是靠養鴕鳥致富的
?? 牛津釋義
ostrich
n
1 very large African bird with a long neck, unable to fly, but fast-running 鴕鳥
[attrib 作定語]
Her dress was trimmed with ostrich feathers. 她的衣邊飾有鴕鳥的羽毛. * an ostrich-egg 鴕鳥蛋.
2 (infml fig 口, 比喻) person who refuses to face unpleasant realities 不正視不利現實的人
He's such an ostrich he doesn't want to know about his wife's love affairs. 他真是自己騙自己--對妻子有外遇不聞不問.
?? 擴展釋義
*['?strit?]n. 鴕鳥
?? 同為「博士」詞匯
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The longer the words the better.
單詞越長越好。
Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent.
美麗是有力量的，但金錢更有權威。
When my mother had died after a tragic accident, he did not quickly recover from the shock and loneliness.
當時我母親在一次事故中慘死，父親未能很快從悲痛與孤獨中恢復過來。