/'ɒstrɪtʃ; `ɔstrɪtʃ/
n
1 very large African bird with a long neck, unable to fly, but fast-running 鸵鸟
*[attrib 作定语] Her dress was trimmed with ostrich feathers. 她的衣边饰有鸵鸟的羽毛.
* an ostrich-egg 鸵鸟蛋.
2 (infml fig 口, 比喻) person who refuses to face unpleasant realities 不正视不利现实的人
*He's such an ostrich he doesn't want to know about his wife's love affairs. 他真是自己骗自己--对妻子有外遇不闻不问.

n[C]

[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: ostrusce, from Vulgar Latin avis struthio, from Latin avis 'bird' + Greek strouthos 'ostrich']
[Sense: 2; Origin: Because ostriches were believed to bury their heads in sand so that their hunters could not see them]
a large African bird with long legs, that runs very quickly but cannot fly
informal someone who does not deal with difficult problems but tries to pretend that they do not exist