ostrich
英 ['?str?t?]
美['?str?t?]
- n. 鴕鳥；鴕鳥般的人
TEM4GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯禽鳥
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?ostriches;
助記提示
1. o (聯(lián)想圈地養(yǎng)殖) + st- + rich => 有錢人才可以在大街上圈個圈養(yǎng)鴕鳥。
2. 有錢人在大街上圈養(yǎng)鴕鳥。
2. 有錢人在大街上圈養(yǎng)鴕鳥。
中文詞源
ostrich 鴕鳥，逃避現(xiàn)實的人
來自拉丁語ostrica,鴕鳥。因鴕鳥在遇到危險時喜歡把頭扎進(jìn)沙子里面，因此引申詞義逃避現(xiàn)實的人。
英英釋意
- 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
英文詞源
- ostrich
- ostrich: [13] Greek strouthós seems originally to have meant ‘sparrow’. Mégas strouthós ‘great sparrow’ – the understatement of the ancient world – was used for ‘ostrich’, and the ‘ostrich’ was also called strouthokámelos, because of its long camel-like neck. Eventually strouthós came to be used on its own for ‘ostrich’. From it was derived strouthíōn ‘ostrich’, which passed into late Latin as strūthiō (source of English struthious ‘ostrich-like’ [18]).
Combined with Latin avis ‘bird’ (source of English augur, aviary, etc) this produced Vulgar Latin *avistrūthius, which passed into English via Old French ostrusce as ostrich.
=> struthious - ostrich (n.)
- early 13c., from Old French ostruce "ostrich" (Modern French autruche) and Medieval Latin ostrica, ostrigius, all from Vulgar Latin avis struthio, from Latin avis "bird" (see aviary) + Late Latin struthio "ostrich," from Greek strouthion "ostrich," from strouthos megale "big sparrow," perhaps from PIE *trozdo- "thrush" (see thrush (n.1)). The Greeks also knew the bird as strouthokamelos "camel-sparrow," for its long neck. Among its proverbial peculiarities are indiscriminate voracity (especially a habit of swallowing iron and stone to aid digestion), want of regard for its eggs, and a tendency to hide its head in the sand when pursued.
Like the Austridge, who hiding her little head, supposeth her great body obscured. [1623, recorded in OED]
Ostriches do put their heads in the sand, but ostrich farmers say they do this in search of something to eat.
實用場景例句
- The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.
- 鴕鳥確實是生活在大陸上的.
辭典例句
- Large birds, such as the ostrich and emu, cannot fly because they are too heavy.
- 大型鳥類, 如鴕鳥和鴯鹋, 由于體重過大也不能飛行.
期刊摘選
- The teach asked me how many legs an ostrich has and I said three.
- 那教我一只駝鳥有多少腿而且我說三.
期刊摘選
- Eyes of the ostrich is larger than its pate. Starfish even hasn't evolved its pate.
- 鴕鳥的眼睛比腦袋大;海星至今還沒演化出腦袋.
期刊摘選
- Ostrich Kidney rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, helps to enhance metabolism and strengthen immunity.
- 鴕鳥腎含豐富蛋白質(zhì) 、 維他命及礦物質(zhì), 并能促進(jìn)新陳代謝和增強(qiáng)身體免疫力.
期刊摘選
- Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.
- 駝鳥是雙腿跑得最快的動物.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- Conclusion The ostrich calcium phosphate ceramic had good biocompatibility to BMSCs.
- 結(jié)論:鴕鳥鈣磷陶瓷支架具有良好的細(xì)胞相容性.
期刊摘選
- He, through the Internet, found a supply of ostrich eggshell channels.
- 他通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng), 找到了一條供應(yīng)鴕鳥蛋殼的渠道.
期刊摘選
- The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes.
- 那位舞蹈演員戴著粉色鴕鳥毛制作的頭飾.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- Ostrich, deer, blue fox farms and other emerging specialty.
- 鴕鳥 、 梅花鹿 、 藍(lán)狐等特種養(yǎng)殖正在興起.
期刊摘選
- And, curled about the brim of this confection was the perkiest of green ostrich plumes.
- 而且, 這件絕妙精制品的帽檐周圍還裝飾著洋洋得意似的駝鳥毛呢.
飄（部分）
- The ostrich grows to a height of eight feet.
- 駝鳥長成八尺高.
期刊摘選
- Although the ostrich cannot fly, it can run at 50 kilometres per hour.
- 雖然鴕鳥不會飛, 但它能以每小時50公里的速度奔跑.
期刊摘選
- Boys of fifteen to twenty years old have the digestion of an ostrich.
- 15歲至20歲的男孩消化力極強(qiáng).
期刊摘選
- I still just an ostrich, looking forward to his superior.
- 我依舊只是一只鴕鳥, 仰望著高高在上的他.
期刊摘選
- After that, I'll be viewing the fertilized egg of an ostrich.
- 然后我還要去察看鴕鳥的受精卵.
期刊摘選
- Bird's body size, there is also a small humming bird ostrich.
- 鳥的體型大小不一, 既有很小的蜂鳥也有巨大的鴕鳥.
期刊摘選
- The hen laid an ostrich egg.
- 母雞下了個孔雀蛋.
期刊摘選
- Ostriches are descendants of dinosaurs, and the researchers liken ostrich movements to those of bipedal dinosaurs.
- 鴕鳥是恐龍的后裔, 研究人員將鴕鳥的運(yùn)動比作兩足恐龍的運(yùn)動.
期刊摘選
- The ostrich cannot fly.
- 鴕鳥不能飛.
期刊摘選
- Your ostrich policy is in vain. Be a man and face up to the fact.
- 你自欺欺人是沒有用的, 要像個男子漢那樣面對現(xiàn)實.
期刊摘選
- Enter 90 age, one billow crosses the ostrich upsurge that across our country high one billow.
- 進(jìn)入90年代, 席卷我國的鴕鳥熱潮一浪高過一浪.
期刊摘選
- An ostrich will stand from ten to twelve feet.
- 鴕鳥身高十到十二英尺.
辭典例句
- A Thai artist puts finishing touches on a decorated ostrich eggshell in Bangkok.
- 在泰國曼谷,一名藝術(shù)家在一顆彩繪鴕鳥蛋殼上做最后的修飾.
期刊摘選
- 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.
辭典例句
- An alligator dressed as an ostrich was chasing me.
- 一只披著鴕鳥皮的鱷魚正在追趕我.
期刊摘選
- 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.
辭典例句
- I've eaten ostrich meat on the continent.
- 我在歐洲大陸時吃過鴕鳥肉。
柯林斯例句
- An ostrich can kick a man to death.
- 鴕鳥能把人踢死。
柯林斯例句