| 单词 | buzz |
| 释义 | buzz (bʌz ) Word forms: buzzes , buzzing , buzzed 1. verb B2 If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying. The intercom buzzed and he pressed down the appropriate switch. [VERB] Attack helicopters buzzed across the city. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: hum, whizz, drone, whir Buzz is also a noun. ...the irritating buzz of an insect. [+ of] buzzing uncountable noun B2 He switched off the transformer and the buzzing stopped. 2. verb If people are buzzing around, they are moving around quickly and busily. [written] A few tourists were buzzing about. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: bustle, tear, rush, stir 3. verb If questions or ideas are buzzing around your head, or if your head is buzzing with questions or ideas, you are thinking about a lot of things, often in a confused way. Many more questions were buzzing around in my head. [V + around in] Top style consultants will leave you buzzing with new ideas. [VERB + with] 4. verb [usually cont] If a place is buzzing with activity or conversation, there is a lot of activity or conversation there, especially because something important or exciting is about to happen. The rehearsal studio is buzzing with lunchtime activity. [VERB + with] The capital is buzzing with rumours of possible demonstrations. [VERB with noun] ...Hong Kong's buzzing, pulsating atmosphere. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: be busy, hum [informal], bustle, throb 5. singular noun You can use buzz to refer to a long continuous sound, usually caused by lots of people talking at once. A buzz of excitement filled the courtroom as the defendant was led in. [+ of] ...the excited buzz of conversation. [+ of] Synonyms: murmur, whisper, hum 6. singular noun If something gives you a buzz, it makes you feel very happy or excited for a short time. [informal] Performing still gives him a buzz. He got a buzz from creating confrontations. [+ from] Synonyms: thrill, charge [slang], kick [informal], pleasure 7. singular noun If a place or event has a buzz, it has a lively, interesting, and modern atmosphere. The girls fell in love with Dublin on previous visits. They said that what they liked was the buzz about the place. [+ about] 8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use buzz to refer to a word, idea, or activity which has recently become extremely popular. ...the latest buzz phrase in garden design circles. Sex education in schools was the buzz topic. 9. verb If you buzz someone, you call them, usually using an internal phone line or a buzzer. [informal] Later that morning Julie buzzed me. [VERB noun] Buzz is also a noun. We'll give him a buzz when we get to Maybury Street. 10. verb If an aircraft buzzes a place, it flies low over it, usually in a threatening way. American fighter planes buzzed the city. [VERB noun] Phrasal verbs: buzz off phrasal verb If someone buzzes off, they go away. People sometimes say buzz off as a rude way of telling someone to go away. [mainly British, informal] He buzzed off downstairs. [VERB PARTICLE adverb/preposition] Now be quiet and buzz off. [VERB PARTICLE] Collocations: buzz overhead It was not a classic setting for a carol service: a dusty concrete courtyard trimmed with barbed wire and helicopters buzzing overhead. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It believes that one day spotting delivery drones buzzing overhead 'will be as normal as seeing mail trucks on the road'. Times, Sunday Times (2018) The mist has cleared sufficiently for somebody to be buzzing overhead in a microlight. Times, Sunday Times (2017) A second or two later, your phone buzzes. Times, Sunday Times Eventually my phone buzzes to tell me she has arrived. Times, Sunday Times But then my phone buzzes. Times, Sunday Times At this point my phone buzzes. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 嗡嗡地响 Japanese: ブンブンいう |
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