汉英词典
MEANING OF 掩耳盗铃
掩耳盗铃
(掩耳盜鈴)
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell / to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
掩 Cover / 盗 steal / Stealing a bell covers your ears for fear of others hearing it / I like to deceive myself, and I have to try to cover up things that I can't cover up
本作掩耳盗钟”。《吕氏春秋·自知》有人想偷钟，怕钟发声，便掩住耳朵，以为自己听不见，别人也不会听见◇用掩耳盗铃”比喻自己欺骗自己。
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是的，掩耳盗铃的游戏很复杂。 Yes, the game of make-believe is a simple one. | ||
猫儿闭着眼睛偷乳酪，掩耳盗铃。 Cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream. | ||
纵然我可以掩耳盗铃的以为自己拥有了一切。 So I can make believe I have everything. | ||
要光明磊落不要掩耳盗铃，耶稣什么也知道，信基督就要真信，耶稣才会帮你。 What does Jesus try to teach his disciples by going with them through the storm? | ||
芬尼见老鼠仍是毫无逃跑的意思，只能以迅雷不及掩耳盗铃之势扑向呜兹。 Finney still saw the rat no trend to escape and can only be a tendency toward Woods in haste. | ||
掩耳盗铃之于英国银行业可谓积习难改，可只有在他们肯直面事实之后，才会迈出前进的步伐。 Self delusion may be dying hard among Britain's Banks, yet the sooner they face facts, the sooner they can move on. | ||
