基本解释
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
耳
偷
钟
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.
