职场英语：bury one's head in the sand 不敢正视现实，驼鸟政策

职场英语流行美语及对话：bury one's head in the sand 不敢正视现实，驼鸟政策

据说，驼鸟遇到危险时就会把头钻到沙子里去，认为这样就能避开危险。bury one's head in the sand常用来指"不正视现实"或"逃避现实"的"驼鸟政策".

A: Try to hurry a little bit more, will you? 再快一点好吗?

B: I'm too exhausted to walk any faster. 我太累了，走不快。

A: Cheer up. It's no use burying your head in the sand. 振作起来，在困难面前采取驼鸟政策是没用的。

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俚语及词组扩展：和head头部有关的俚语俗语及词组大全

a clear [cool] head 明智的[冷静的]头脑

hot head 急性;急性的人

level head 头脑清醒的人

strong head 酒量大的人

wise head 聪明人;自作聪明的人

a wooden head 笨蛋，木头人

two heads are better than one. 〔谚语〕集思广益，三个臭皮匠胜过诸葛亮

the h- 〔俚语〕校长

twopence per [a] head 每客两便士

20 head of cattle 二十头牛〔单复数相同〕

crowned head(s) 君主，国王，王后

a deer of the first head 初生角的鹿

the head of a lake (河流注入处的)湖口

scare head 〔美国〕醒目的报纸标题

shut your head! 住口! a big head and little wit 脑袋大而智力有限

above the heads of (an audience) 深奥得使(听众)不能理解

addle one's head 搞得头昏脑胀，绞尽脑汁

an old head on young shoulders 少年老成

at the head of 以…为首，在…的前面

beat sb.'s head off 打得某人头破血流;使某人焦头烂额

beat [put, get] sth. out of sb.'s head 使某人忘记某事;使某人对某事断念 (do get this idea out of your head. 抛弃这种念头吧)

be unable to make head or tail of sth. = make neither head nor tail of sth. better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 〔谚语〕宁为鸡口，毋为牛后

break priscian's head 犯语法错误

bring matters to a head 使事态陷于危机

bury one's head in one's hands 用双手抱头(表示痛苦等)

bury one's head in the sand 闭眼不看眼前的危险，采取驼鸟政策

buy sth. over sb.'s head 比某人出更高的价格抢购某物

(down) by the head 1. 【航海】船头比船尾吃水深 2. 〔俚语〕稍醉

by the head and ears = by head and shoulders 1. 粗暴地 2. (身材、气度)相当高的

taller by the head and shoulders (身材)高得多);〔比喻〕(能力等)高超得多

carry [hold] one's head high 趾高气扬

come into [enter] one's head 想起，想到

come to a head 1. (疮、疖等)化脓

2. (时机、事件等)成熟;逼近严重关头，达到顶点

come under the head of 归入…部，属于…项下

cost sb. his head 断送某人性命

cut [make] shorter by the head 砍头

drag by (the) head and ears 1. 粗鲁地拖 2. 勉强扯进

drag sb. out by head and ears 蛮横地把某人拖出

drag the anecdote by the head and ears into one's conversation 硬把那件趣闻扯进谈话里)

draw to a head = come to a head. eat one's head off 1. (家畜等)能吃不能做;(人)好吃懒做 2. 失业;无所事事

fling [throw] oneself at sb.'s head [at the head of sb.] (女子)勾引某人，接受某人求婚

from head to foot [heel] 从头到脚，全身;完全

gather head 1. (疮、疖等)化脓 2. (时机、事情等)成熟

3. (风等)增强

get a head 醉得第二天还没有醒酒

get into one's head (酒劲)冲上头

get [take] it into one's head 凭空想到，主观认为，硬想

get [have] swelled [the big] head 自以为了不起

give a head 〔口语〕使头痛，引起头痛

give ... his [her, its] head 放松缰绳;让某人自由行动

give one's head for the washing 俯首受辱

go about with one's head in the air 自高自大，摆架子

go off one's head, go out of one's head 发疯，发狂

go to one's [the] head 1. 酒劲冲上头 2. 使兴奋;使自高自大

hang [hide] one's head (羞愧得)把头垂下

hang over sb.'s head (危险、灾难)临头

have a good head for 有…的才能

have a head 【医学】酒后头痛

have a (good) head on one's shoulders 有见识;有能力

have a hard head 坚定;头脑顽固

have a head like a sieve 记忆力很差

have a long head 有远见

have one's head in a tar barrel 〔美国〕陷入困境

have one's head screwed on the right way 头脑清醒，有判断力

head and ears 全身(陷于) (in)

head and front 顶点;本质，要点

head and shoulders above 高出一个头，远远超过

head first [foremost] 1. 头朝下，倒栽葱 2. 不顾前后，冒冒失失

head of hair 头发 (he has a red head of hair. 他有一头的红头发)

head on 把船头朝前;迎面地

head over ears 深深地陷入

head over heels, heels over head, heads i win, (and) tails you lose. 正面我赢，反面你输〔掷钱币打赌时说，意指无论怎样，我不吃亏〕

head(s) or tail(s) 你要正面还是反面?〔掷钱币打赌〕 heads up! 〔口语〕注意! 小心! head to head 头对头，交头接耳

hide one's diminished head 失势退隐

keep one's head 镇定，不慌不忙

keep one's head above ground 活着

keep [hold] one's head above water 1. 未淹没 2. 不负债

knock head 叩头

knock sb. on [in] the head 打某人的头部;杀掉某人，消灭某人

knock sb.'s head off 轻易胜过某人

knock their heads together 强迫争议双方接触和谈;用武力制止两人争吵

laugh [run, scream] one's head off 狂笑[奔走，呼叫]不已

lay [put] heads together 一起策划;共同商量

lie (the blame) on sb.'s head 把(过失等)归罪于某人

lift (up) one's head 振作，欣喜

lose one's head 1. 被砍头，丧命 2. 着慌，不知所措

loss of head 水头抑损，(水)位(抑)损

make head 1. 前进 2. 武装反抗

make head against 抵抗;制止

make neither head nor tail of 对某事莫名其妙

make sb.'s head sing 把某人打得头昏耳鸣

not right in one's [the] head 神经失常

off (out of) one's head 过于兴奋;精神失常

one's head is full of bees 想入非非，异想天开

on one's [sb.'s] head 1. 倒立着 (stand facts on their heads 颠倒黑白)

2. 〔口语〕易如反掌地 (can do sth. on one's head 做某事不费吹灰之力)

3. 是…的责任 (be it on your head! 那由你负责!)

open one's head 〔美俚〕开口，说

out of one's head 精神错乱

out of one's own head 自己想出来的，独出心裁的

over head and ears in debt [love] 身负重债[深陷爱情中]

over sb.'s head 1. 出人头地;被晋升至某人之上

2. 使人不能理解

3. 不同人商量(而越级告状等)

put a head on sb. 殴打某人;使某人住口

put one's head in [into] a noose 自己把头套在绞索中，自投罗网

put one's head into the lion's mouth 轻入险地，冒大险

put sth. into [out of] one's head 使人想起[忘记]某事

ram sth. into sb.'s head 对某人填鸭式地灌输某事

raw head and bloody bones 骷髅头和交叉骨〔死亡的象征〕;吓唬小孩的妖怪

run one's head against a wall 碰壁

scratch one's head 搔头皮，对某事迷惑不解

screw one's head on tight 保持清醒头脑，精明

show one's head 出现，到场

soft in the head 傻里傻气

stake one's head on 以生命打赌

stand on one's head 为人古怪

take sth. into one's head 突然想起，心血来潮

take the head 领头，执牛耳

talk sb.'s head off ????嗦嗦，谈得使人生厌

turn sb.'s head 使某人感到骄傲，使某人头脑发热

turn sth. over in one's head 再三思忖，反复考虑

trouble one's head about sth. 为某事伤脑筋

turn head over heels 翻斤斗，颠倒，倒转

use one's head 动脑筋

wash an ass's head 徒劳无益

weak [touched] in the head 脑子笨的

win by a head (赛马时)以一个马头的距离获胜

work one's head off 苦干，不停地工作