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bury /ˈberi/► SEE ALLbury the hatchetbury your differencesbury/hide your head in the sand
●ˌbury the ˈhatchet●ˌbury your ˈdifferences (of two people or groups 两个人或团体) agree to forget past disagreements and be friends again 捐弃前嫌，言归于好◆I’ve said I’m prepared to bury the hatchet, but John says he won’t forgive me for what happened.
我说了我愿意言归于好，可是约翰说对于过去发生的事情他不会原谅我。 ORIGIN When Native Americans agreed to end fighting and begin a period of peace they held a ceremony in which they buried a hatchet or tomahawk (= a small axe). 美洲印第安人同意结束战争接受和平时会举行一个埋葬 hatchet （短柄小斧）或 tomahawk （战斧）的仪式。●bury/hide your ˌhead in the ˈsandrefuse to deal with unpleasant realities, possible dangers, etc. by pretending they do not exist 采取鸵鸟政策；不正视现实；回避问题◆Stop burying your head in the sand, Tim. Don’t pretend that everything’s all right.蒂姆，不要再逃避现实了。别假装什么事都没有。 ORIGIN This phrase refers to the common belief that the ostrich buries its head in the sand when it is in danger. 这个短语原指一种普遍认识，即鸵鸟遇到危险时会把头埋进沙中。 |