Buzz
[bʌz]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a confusion of activity and gossip; 'the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued'.
(noun.) sound of rapid vibration; 'the buzz of a bumble bee'.
(verb.) call with a buzzer; 'he buzzed the servant'.
(verb.) fly low; 'Planes buzzed the crowds in the square'.
(verb.) make a buzzing sound; 'bees were buzzing around the hive'.
克莱奥校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
(v. t.) To sound forth by buzzing.
(v. t.) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.
(v. t.) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
(v. t.) To sound with a "buzz".
(n.) A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation.
(n.) A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.
(n.) The audible friction of voice consonants.
手打:西摩
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. [1]. Hum, make a humming sound (as bees).[2]. Whisper, murmur.
n. [1]. Hum, humming noise.[2]. Whisper, murmur.
伊恩校對
解釋/意思:
v.i. to make a humming noise like bees.—v.t. to whisper or spread secretly.—n. the noise of bees and flies: a humming sound: a whispered report.—n. Buzz′er one who buzzes: (Shak.) a whisperer or tell-tale.—adv. Buzz′ingly.—adj. Buzz′y.
v.t. to drink to the bottom.
手打:西格蒙德
例句/造句/用法:
- Get some more port, Bowls, old boy, whilst I buzz this bottle here. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- She heard the buzz of voices; and that was enough. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- The latter attempted to rush in and break up the formation, but it was like stopping a buzz saw with the bare hand. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- The buzz of the great flies was loud again. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Next there could be heard the baritone buzz of a holly tree. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- I think you were speaking of dogs killing rats, Pitt remarked mildly, handing his cousin the decanter to buzz. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I heard it buzz down the hall and then some one coming on rubber soles along the hall. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- It seems to be a bee that buzzes loudly in Rupert's bonnet. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The sense of talk, buzzing, jarring, half-secret, the endless mining and political wrangling, vibrated in the air like discordant machinery. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- There was much buzzing and preparation for a long time previously, and it culminated in a wild excitement at the appointed time. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- You never heard such a noise and buzzing as there was in that old machine! 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Buzzing from the blue-flies. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The blue-flies buzzed again, and Mr. Attorney-General called Mr. Jarvis Lorry. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Huge flies, ignorant of larders and wire-netting, and quite in a savage state, buzzed about him without knowing that he was a man. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
整理:贾丝廷