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单词 buzz
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buzz

verb
/bʌz/
/bʌz/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they buzz
/bʌz/
/bʌz/
he / she / it buzzes
/ˈbʌzɪz/
/ˈbʌzɪz/
past simple buzzed
/bʌzd/
/bʌzd/
past participle buzzed
/bʌzd/
/bʌzd/
-ing form buzzing
/ˈbʌzɪŋ/
/ˈbʌzɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive] (of a bee) to make a continuous low sound
    • Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers.
  2. [intransitive] to make a sound like a bee buzzing
    • The doorbell buzzed loudly.
    • My ears were buzzing (= were filled with a continuous sound).
    More Like This Onomatopoeic wordsOnomatopoeic words
    • beep
    • bleep
    • boohoo
    • brrr
    • buzz
    • click
    • clip-clop
    • ding-dong
    • hiss
    • mwah
    • peep
    • ping
    • plop
    • pop
    • rat-tat
    • splat
    • splosh
    • squeak
    • squeal
    • squelch
    • swish
    • tee-hee
    • thud
    • thwack
    • tick-tock
    • toot
    • vroom
    • wham
    • whoosh
    • zoom
    Extra Examples
    • A large helicopter buzzed overhead.
    • A police helicopter was buzzing overhead.
  3. [intransitive] to be full of excitement, activity, etc.
    • New York buzzes from dawn to dusk.
    • My head was still buzzing after the day's events.
    • buzz with something The place was buzzing with journalists.
  4. [intransitive, transitive] buzz (something) (for somebody/something) to call somebody to come by pressing a buzzer
    • The doctor buzzed for the next patient to come in.
  5. [transitive] buzz somebody/something (informal) to fly very close to somebody/something, especially as a warning or threat
    6. Word Originlate Middle English: imitative.

buzz

noun
/bʌz/
/bʌz/
 Idioms
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  1. [countable, usually singular]
    (also buzzing [uncountable, singular])
    a continuous sound like the one that a bee, a buzzer or other electronic device makes
    • The air was alive with the buzz of bees and dragonflies.
    • The buzz of the Entryphone interrupted our conversation.
    • hums and buzzes from the amplifier
    Extra Examples
    • the angry buzz of a wasp
    • The intercom on her desk gave a loud buzz.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • high-pitched
    • low
    • …
    verb + buzz
    • hear
    • create
    • generate
    • …
    buzz + verb
    • surround
    preposition
    • buzz of
    phrases
    • a buzz of conversation
    • a buzz of excitement
    See full entry
  2. [singular] the sound of people talking, especially in an excited way
    • The buzz of conversation suddenly stopped when she came into the room.
    • the background buzz of conversation
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • high-pitched
    • low
    • …
    verb + buzz
    • hear
    • create
    • generate
    • …
    buzz + verb
    • surround
    preposition
    • buzz of
    phrases
    • a buzz of conversation
    • a buzz of excitement
    See full entry
  3. [singular, uncountable] (informal) a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement
    • a buzz of excitement/expectation
    • She gets a buzz out of her work.
    • Flying gives me a real buzz.
    • You can sense the creative buzz in the city.
    • The marketing campaign created extraordinary buzz.
    Extra Examples
    • There was a buzz of excitement all around the room.
    • The movie, due out next summer, is already creating a buzz.
    • I love the buzz of a big city.
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • high-pitched
    • low
    • …
    verb + buzz
    • hear
    • create
    • generate
    • …
    buzz + verb
    • surround
    preposition
    • buzz of
    phrases
    • a buzz of conversation
    • a buzz of excitement
    See full entry
  4. the buzz
     [singular] (informal) news that people tell each other that may or may not be true synonym rumour
    • The buzz is that Matt is in Scotland. Have you heard anything?
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: imitative.
Idioms
give somebody a buzz
  1. (informal) to phone somebody
    • I'll give you a buzz on Monday, OK?
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
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