| 单词 | bury |
| 释义 | bury (beri ) Word forms: buries , burying , buried 1. verb B1 To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth. They make the charcoal by burying wood in the ground and then slowly burning it. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] ...squirrels who bury nuts and seeds. [VERB noun] ...buried treasure. [VERB-ed] 2. verb B1 To bury a dead person means to put their body into a grave and cover it with earth. They buried the dead in a communal grave. [VERB noun] I was horrified that people would think I was dead and bury me alive. [VERB noun adjective] More than 9,000 men lie buried here. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: inter, lay to rest, entomb, sepulchre 3. verb If someone says they have buried one of their relatives, they mean that one of their relatives has died. He had buried his wife some two years before he retired. [VERB noun] 4. verb B2 If you bury something under a large quantity of things, you put it there, often in order to hide it. She buried it under some leaves. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] I was looking for my handbag, which was buried under a pile of old newspapers. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] Synonyms: hide, cover, conceal, stash [informal] 5. verb B2 If something buries a place or person, it falls on top of them so that it completely covers them and often harms them in some way. Latest reports say that mud slides buried entire villages. [VERB noun] Their house was buried by a landslide. [VERB noun] He was buried under the debris for several hours. [VERB-ed] 6. verb If you bury your head or face in something, you press your head or face against it, often because you are unhappy. She buried her face in the pillows. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He held her closely, burying his head against her shoulder. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: sink, embed, immerse, enfold 7. verb If something buries itself somewhere, or if you bury it there, it is pushed very deeply in there. The missile buried itself deep in the grassy hillside. [VERB pronoun-reflexive preposition/adverb] He stood on the sidewalk with his hands buried in the pockets of his dark overcoat. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: embed, sink, implant, drive in 8. verb If you bury a feeling, you try not to show it. If you bury a memory, you try to forget it. [written] When we feel anger, we bury the emotion and feel guilty instead. [VERB noun] It is time to bury our past misunderstandings. [VERB noun] ...deeply-buried memories. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: forget, break with, draw a veil over, think no more of 9. verb If you bury yourself in a place or in an activity such as your work, you spend all your time in that place or doing that activity, usually because you want to forget about things. His reaction was to withdraw, to bury himself in work. [V pron-refl in n] ...the popular image of writers burying themselves in the country in order to write. [V pron-refl in n] Synonyms: engross, involve, occupy, interest 10. verb If you bury your head in something such as a book or newspaper, or bury yourself in it, you look at it closely and concentrate very hard on it. My father buried his head in his newspaper. [V n in n] He buried himself in his detective story again. [V pron-refl in n] 11. to bury the hatchet phrase If two people bury the hatchet, they become friendly again after a quarrel or disagreement. Synonyms: make up, make peace, cease hostilities Idioms: bury your head in the sand to deliberately refuse to accept the truth about something unpleasant Don't be an ostrich and bury your head in the sand, hoping your problems will disappear. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bury the hatchet to agree to forget a quarrel and become friends again One employee said the two men had finally buried the hatchet after their falling-out. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: buried deep The heat source can be warm air, running water or coils buried deep in the soil. Times, Sunday Times (2006) His work is flashy and colourful, his architectural ideas tweetable and his politics buried deep. Times, Sunday Times (2016) At least one body was buried deep in the earth by the impact. The Sun (2012) Love led to activity in four areas buried deep within the older parts of the brain. EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005) Yet somewhere buried deep in my subconscious, a primal bias says I should be the provider. The Sun (2015) Pipes buried in the garden extract heat from the ground, which can be used to provide heating and hot water. Times, Sunday Times A ground-source heat pump uses pipes buried in your garden to extract warmth from the soil. The Sun The fox had been trapped in an artificial earth, a series of clay pipes buried in the ground, in a copse between two fields. Times, Sunday Times Loops of flexible pipes buried in trenches in the ground outside collect the few degrees of near-constant warmth present in the soil. Times, Sunday Times It sounds as if your flats were built with internal downpipes: water collects on the flat roof and runs down a pipe buried in the building. Times,Sunday Times To bury the past, follow the guide on the right. The Sun But you cannot always bury the past. Times, Sunday Times She sought to bury her past and start afresh. Times, Sunday Times Neither they nor their opponents tonight can hope to bury their past, whether the good or the bad, but they can inspire hope of a brighter future. Times, Sunday Times You can bury the past, but sometimes the past won't stay buried... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although not if they are buried underground. Times, Sunday Times Experts said that damage to seabed power lines was rare because the cables are partially buried underground. Times, Sunday Times Why can't the power cables be buried underground? The Sun I don't want to be buried underground. Times, Sunday Times Seeds dispersed by ants (myrmecochory) are not only dispersed to short distances but are also buried underground by the ants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 掩埋 Japanese: 埋葬する |
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