bury one's head in the sand

短语

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发音

AU

词形变化

buried one's head in the sand buries one's head in the sand 三单 buries one's head in the sand burying one's head in the sand burying one's head in the sand 现在分词 buried one's head in the sand 过去式 buried one's head in the sand 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.

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    习语

词源

A reference to the imagined habit of the ostrich burying its head when threatened. See also head in the sand.

来源:wiktionary