"bury your head in the sand" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 逃避現實
• 裝作沒看見

Definition

指故意忽視困難或不愉快的情況，希望它會自動消失，而不是去面對。這個短語來自於（錯誤的）觀念，認為鴕鳥遇到危險時會把頭埋進沙子裡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是非正式、通常帶有批評語氣的表達，形容某人逃避問題或拒絕面對現實。不是字面意思，不能用於描述真實動作。常見於勸誡，如「不要再 bury your head in the sand 了」。

Examples

You can't bury your head in the sand about your homework.

你不能對你的作業**逃避現實**。

Stop burying your head in the sand and talk to your friend.

不要再**逃避現實**了，去和你的朋友談談吧。

Some people bury their heads in the sand when they have money problems.

有些人在遇到經濟問題時會**逃避現實**。

If you keep burying your head in the sand, things are only going to get worse.

如果你一直**逃避現實**，事情只會更糟。

We can't just bury our heads in the sand and hope the problem disappears.

我們不能只會**逃避現實**，希望問題自動消失。

He likes to bury his head in the sand whenever someone brings up his mistakes.

每當有人提到他的錯誤時，他就喜歡**裝作沒看見**。