buzz

verb

/bʌz/

动词形式

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

[intransitive] (of a bee蜜蜂) to make a continuous low sound发出嗡嗡声
- Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers.蜜蜂在花丛中懒洋洋地嗡嗡作响。
[intransitive] to make a sound like a bee buzzing发出蜂鸣声
- The doorbell buzzed loudly.门铃蜂鸣声大作。
- My ears were buzzing (= were filled with a continuous sound).我耳鸣了。
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- mwah
- peep
- ping
- plop
- pop
- rat-tat
- splat
- splosh
- squeak
- squeal
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- toot
- vroom
- wham
- whoosh
- zoom
- A large helicopter buzzed overhead.一架大型直升机在头顶嗡嗡轰鸣。
- A police helicopter was buzzing overhead.一架警用直升机在头顶嗡嗡作响。
[intransitive] to be full of excitement, activity, etc.充满兴奋（或活动等）
- New York buzzes from dawn to dusk.纽约从早到晚都熙熙攘攘的。
- My head was still buzzing after the day's events.一天的活动结束后，我头脑中还是闹哄哄的。
- buzz with something The place was buzzing with journalists.那个地方被记者搞得闹哄哄的。
[intransitive, transitive] buzz (something) (for somebody/something) to call somebody to come by pressing a buzzer用蜂鸣器（发信号）
- The doctor buzzed for the next patient to come in.医生按蜂鸣器叫下一个病人进来。
[transitive] buzz somebody/something (informal) to fly very close to somebody/something, especially as a warning or threat飞近（尤指作为警告或威胁）

词源late Middle English: imitative.

buzz

noun

/bʌz/

Idioms

[countable, usually singular]
(also buzzing [uncountable, singular])
a continuous sound like the one that a bee, a buzzer or other electronic device makes嗡嗡声；蜂鸣声
- The air was alive with the buzz of bees and dragonflies.空中有蜜蜂和蜻蜓的嗡嗡声，生气勃勃。
- The buzz of the Entryphone interrupted our conversation.大门口对话机的蜂响声打断了我们的谈话。
- hums and buzzes from the amplifier扬声器发出的嗡嗡声
- the angry buzz of a wasp黄蜂发出的愤怒的嗡嗡声
- The intercom on her desk gave a loud buzz.她桌上的对讲机发出响亮的嗡嗡声。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- high-pitched
- low
- …
verb + buzz
- hear
- create
- generate
- …
buzz + verb
- surround
preposition
- buzz of
phrases
- a buzz of conversation
- a buzz of excitement
[singular] the sound of people talking, especially in an excited way唧唧喳喳的谈话声
- The buzz of conversation suddenly stopped when she came into the room.她一踏进屋子里，热烈的谈话便戛然而止。
- the background buzz of conversation交谈时的背景杂音
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- high-pitched
- low
- …
verb + buzz
- hear
- create
- generate
- …
buzz + verb
- surround
preposition
- buzz of
phrases
- a buzz of conversation
- a buzz of excitement
[singular, uncountable] (informal) a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement（愉快、兴奋或成就的）强烈情感
- a buzz of excitement/expectation十分兴奋／期待
- She gets a buzz out of her work.她从工作中得到了很大乐趣。
- Flying gives me a real buzz.飞行真让我兴奋。
- You can sense the creative buzz in the city.在城市里可以感觉到创造的热情。
- The marketing campaign created extraordinary buzz.营销活动引起了极大的轰动。
- There was a buzz of excitement all around the room.房间里一片欢腾。
- The movie, due out next summer, is already creating a buzz.下一个夏季上映的这部电影已引发热议。
- I love the buzz of a big city.我喜欢大城市的热闹。
Topics Feelingsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- high-pitched
- low
- …
verb + buzz
- hear
- create
- generate
- …
buzz + verb
- surround
preposition
- buzz of
phrases
- a buzz of conversation
- a buzz of excitement
the buzz
[singular] (informal) news that people tell each other that may or may not be true传闻；谣传 synonym rumour
- The buzz is that Matt is in Scotland. Have you heard anything?传闻马特在苏格兰。你听到什么了吗？

词源late Middle English: imitative.

Idioms

give somebody a buzz

(informal) to phone somebody给某人打电话
- I'll give you a buzz on Monday, OK?我星期一给你打电话行吗？
Topics Phones, email and the internetc2