| 单词 | ostrich |
| 释义 | ostrich (once / 1951 pages) n WORD FAMILY ostrich: ostriches USAGE EXAMPLESAccording to the complaint, 34 ostriches died or were killed in transit. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) “I’d like to say I flew like an eagle, but I was probably closer to the ostrich.” The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) But the answer, surely, isn’t to play the ostrich card. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) 1n fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird Syn|Hyper Struthio camelus flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds 2n 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) Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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