掩耳偷钟怎么读 掩耳偷钟的意思

yǎn ěr tōu zhōng

掩耳偷钟

基本信息

拼音:yǎn ěr tōu zhōng

注音:ㄧㄢˇㄦˇㄊㄡㄓㄨㄥ

解释:掩:遮蔽,遮盖。偷钟怕别人听见而捂住自己的耳朵。比喻自己欺骗自己,明明掩盖不住的事情偏要想法子掩盖。

出处:《吕氏春秋·自知》:“百姓有得钟者,欲负而走,则钟大不可负。以椎毁之,钟况然有声。恐人闻之而夺己也,遽掩其耳。”

单字解释: [掩]的意思 [耳]的意思 [偷]的意思 [钟]的意思

英语解释

Cover: to cover up. Steal a clock and cover your ears for fear of being heard. Compare yourself to deceive yourself, and try to cover up what you can't cover up.