bury
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth. 埋
They make the charcoal by burying wood in the ground and then slowly burning it. 他們制作木炭時要把木頭埋進地裡，然後讓它慢慢燃燒。
...squirrels who bury nuts and seeds. …將堅果和種子埋起來的松鼠。
2. V-T To bury a dead person means to put their body into a grave and cover it with earth. 埋葬
Soldiers helped to bury the dead in large communal graves. 士兵們協助將死者埋葬在大型公共墓地裡。
I was horrified that people would think I was dead and bury me alive. 人們會以爲我死了而將我活埋的想法讓我極度恐懼。
3. V-T If someone says they have buried one of their relatives, they mean that one of their relatives has died. 喪失 (親人)
He had buried his wife some two years before he retired. 他大約在退休前兩年喪妻。
4. V-T If you bury something under a large quantity of things, you put it there, often in order to hide it. 埋藏
She buried it under some leaves. 她把它埋藏在一些樹葉下。
5. V-T 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. 掩埋
Latest reports say that mud slides buried entire villages. 最新的報道說泥石流將好幾個村莊整個吞沒。
Their house was buried by a landslide. 他們的房子被一次山躰滑坡掩埋了。
6. V-T If you bury your head or face in something, you press your head or face against it, often because you are unhappy. 埋進…中
She buried her face in the pillows. 她把臉埋進枕頭中。
7. V-T If something buries itself somewhere, or if you bury it there, it is pushed very deeply in there. 嵌入
The missile buried itself deep in the grassy hillside. 導彈深深地嵌入綠色的山坡中。
8. to bury the hatchet→see hatchet
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bury /ˈbɛrɪ/ (burying,buried,buries)
剑桥词典
- to put a dead body into the ground
- A ceasefire has been called to allow the survivors to bury their dead .
- He made a short speech at the graveside , then the body was finally buried.
- Robin Hood asked to be buried where his arrow landed .
- X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.
- In AD 79 the city of Pompei was buried under a layer of ash seven metres deep .
埋；埋葬，安葬
His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill . 他的父親葬在山上的墓地裡。
也見
burial
to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it
埋，掩埋
The dog trotted off to bury its bone . 那衹狗顛兒顛兒地跑到一邊去埋它的骨頭。
buried treasure 埋藏的財寶
usually passive
to cover something or someone completely with a large quantity of something
掩埋
If an avalanche strikes , skiers can be buried alive by snow . 如果發生雪崩，滑雪者可能會被雪活埋。
to put something in a place where it is difficult or impossible to find or see
埋藏，隱藏
I found the article buried (away) in the business section of the newspaper . 我在報紙的商務版找到了這篇文章。
She buried her face in her hands and began to sob . 她雙手掩麪開始啜泣。
to intentionally forget an unpleasant experience
埋藏，忘卻（不快的經歷）
He'd had to bury his pain over the years . 多年來他不得不將痛苦埋在心底。
old-fashioned
If someone says they buried someone, usually a close relation , they mean that the person died .
失去（親人）
She buried both her parents last year . 去年她的父母都過世了。
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