ostrich

名词 ostrich:

1. 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)
2. fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
   同义词：Struthio camelus

1. His imagination resemble the wing of an ostrich. it enabled him to run, though not to soar.
   他的想象力有类于鸵鸟的翅膀—虽未可以飞翔，犹可使他奔驰。
2. The short-distance runner wish he can run as fast as the ostrich.
   这位短跑运动员真希望自己能跑得像驼鸟一样快。
3. Ostrich is a type of large bird that can run very fast.
   鸵鸟是一种跑得很快的大鸟。

os.trich

n.（名词）
【复数】 ostrich 或 os.trich.es

A large, swift-running flightless bird(Struthio camelus) of Africa, characterized by a long bare neck, small head, and two-toed feet. It is the largest living bird.
鸵鸟：非洲一种体形巨大、不会飞但奔跑迅捷的鸟（鸵鸟） ，特征为脖子长而无毛、头小、脚有两趾。是世界上存活着的最大的鸟
A rhea.
美洲鸵
One who tries to avoid disagreeable situations by refusing to face them.
鸵鸟般回避现实的人：企图靠拒绝面对现实来躲避不利情况的人

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French ostrusce, ostrice
源自 古法语 ostrusce, ostrice
Medieval Latin ostrica
中世纪拉丁语 ostrica
both from Vulgar Latin *avis strôthiô
都源自 俗拉丁语 *avis strôthiô
Latin avis [bird] * see awi-
拉丁语 avis [鸟] *参见 awi-
Late Latin strôthiô [ostrich] * see struthious
后期拉丁语 strôthiô [鸵鸟] *参见 struthious