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单词 bury
释义

bury

UK /ˈberi/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theybury
he/she/itburies
present participleburying
past tenseburied
past participleburied


  1. 1
    often passiveto put someone’s dead body in the ground during a funeral ceremony

    All his family are buried in the same cemetery.

    Synonyms and related words

    Funerals and burial
    1. 1a
      used for saying that someone has died

      It’s not long since she buried her mother (=since her mother died).

      Synonyms and related words

      Dead
    2. 1b
      to put something in the ground and cover it with earth

      There’s supposed to be treasure buried around here.

      Synonyms and related words

      To cover something
  2. 2
    often passiveto cover something with a layer or pile of things

    My French homework is buried somewhere under this pile of books.

    Synonyms and related words

    To cover something
  3. 3
    to push one thing into another very hard
    bury something in/into something:

    Diane screamed as the dog buried its teeth in her arm.

    something buries itself in/into something:

    The bullet had buried itself in the floorboards.

    Synonyms and related words

    To put something inside something
  4. 4
    to stop yourself from having a feeling or memory by not allowing yourself to think about it

    feelings of anger that had been buried for years

    Synonyms and related words

    To forget, or to try to forget
  5. 5
    to show that a belief or idea is wrong

    It’s time to bury the myth that money will make you happy.

    Synonyms and related words

    To try to show that an idea or belief is wrong
  6. 6
    informalto kick the ball hard in football into the back of the net, scoring a goal
    Synonyms and related words

    Scoring points and goals

phrases

bury your face/head in something
bury your head in the sand
bury yourself in something

bury

US /ˈberi/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theybury
he/she/itburies
present participleburying
past tenseburied
past participleburied


  1. 1
    often passiveto put someone’s dead body in the ground during a funeral ceremony

    All his family are buried in the same cemetery.

    Synonyms and related words

    Funerals and burial
    1. 1a
      used for saying that someone has died

      It’s not long since she buried her mother (=since her mother died).

      Synonyms and related words

      Dead
    2. 1b
      to put something in the ground and cover it with dirt

      There’s supposed to be treasure buried around here.

      Synonyms and related words

      To cover something
  2. 2
    often passiveto cover something with a layer or pile of things

    My French homework is buried somewhere under this pile of books.

    Synonyms and related words

    To cover something
  3. 3
    to push one thing into another very hard
    bury something in/into something:

    Diane screamed as the dog buried its teeth in her arm.

    something buries itself in/into something:

    The bullet had buried itself in the floorboards.

    Synonyms and related words

    To put something inside something
  4. 4
    to stop yourself from having a feeling or memory by not allowing yourself to think about it

    feelings of anger that had been buried for years

    Synonyms and related words

    To forget, or to try to forget
  5. 5
    to show that a belief or idea is wrong

    It’s time to bury the myth that money will make you happy.

    Synonyms and related words

    To try to show that an idea or belief is wrong
  6. 6
    informalto kick the ball hard in soccer into the back of the net, scoring a goal
    Synonyms and related words

    Scoring points and goals

phrases

bury your face/head in something
bury your head in the sand
bury yourself in something
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