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单词 buzz
释义
buzz
verb
uk
/bʌz/us
/bʌz/

buzzverb(MAKE SOUND)

C2[I]
to make acontinuous,lowsoundsuch as the one abeemakes:
发嗡嗡声；发蜂鸣声
I canhearaninsectbuzzing.
Myphonebuzzed at five in themorningandwokeme.
[IorT]
topressabuzzerinorderto get someone'sattention:
用蜂鸣器（给…）发信号
I buzzed him but there was noanswer.我用蜂鸣器叫他，可是没有应答。
The firstpersonto buzz mayanswer.第一个按蜂鸣器的人可以回答。
[T+ adv/prep]
toallowsomeone toenteraplacebypressingabuttonthatopensadoorand makes a buzzingsound:
Press theintercomand I'll buzz youin.
We were buzzed into thelobby.
Asecretarybuzzed them up to theconferenceroomon thetopfloor.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) sounds
  • baa
  • bleat
  • buzzy
  • caterwauling
  • chatter
  • cockcrow
  • coo
  • cry
  • hee-haw
  • honk
  • howling
  • miaow
  • moo
  • peep
  • purr
  • quack
  • squeak
  • trill
  • trumpet
  • warble
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Communications - general words
Arriving, entering and invading

buzzverb(BUSY OR EXCITED)

[usually+ adv/prep,I]
tomovearoundquicklyor with a lot ofenergy:
Reporters were buzzingaround,tryingto get thefullstory.记者们跑来跑去，试图弄清事情的来龙去脉。
From here you canseecarsbuzzing along themotorway.
C2[I]
(of aplace) to befullofpeopleoractivity:
Theairportis buzzing asChristmasnears.
At thistimeon aSaturday, therestaurantis buzzingwithcustomers.
Thewholetownbuzzedwithrumours.
[I]
(of apersonortheirmind) to bethinkingabout many different things at the sametime:
I had so manyquestions- myheadwas buzzing.
Mymindwas buzzing and I just couldn't get tosleep.
Karina's ongreatform. She's buzzingwithnewideasandprojects.
Hismindbuzzedwithall thepossibilitiesthatlaybefore him.
[I]informal
totalkin anexcitedway about something:
Everyone was buzzingabouthowcoolthisplacewas.
Political bloggers buzzedoverthisunexpectedturnofevents.
Herlatestmoviehas got everyone buzzing.
be buzzing
informal
to be veryexcitedandhappyorenergetic:
It's all going really well for me here. I'm buzzing!
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More examples
  • Mymotherand myauntswere all buzzing around in thekitchen.
  • Hedecidedto buzz over to France forlunchin hishelicopter.
  • Thisplaceis usually buzzing late into thenight.
  • It's nowonderthemediaworldis buzzing about hisplannedtakeover.
  • My head's buzzing with all theseideas.
  • She made her way to thestation, hermindbuzzing with everything she'dseenandheard.
  • Thesingerconfirmedthat he and hisgirlfriendwereexpectingaboyand said, "I'm buzzing!"
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving quickly
  • agility
  • beetle
  • bowl down/alongsomething
  • careen
  • career
  • gallop
  • gun
  • leg
  • outsail
  • pelt
  • rush
  • scamper
  • scoot
  • scrabble
  • scramble
  • scud
  • shoot
  • stampede
  • ton
  • trot
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Busy and active
Informal talking & conversation

buzzverb(FLY LOW)

[T]informal
If anaircraftbuzzes aplaceorpeople, itfliesover it or them verylowandfast.
（飞机）低空飞过
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Movement through the air
  • airborne
  • buoyantly
  • flight
  • flit
  • float
  • fly
  • glide
  • hover
  • levitate
  • levitation
  • mid-air
  • non-flying
  • soar
  • somersault
  • swishy
  • swoop
  • track
  • waft
  • wheel
  • wing
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Air travel: aviation

buzzverb(CUT HAIR)

[T]informal
tocutsomeone'shairveryshortusing aspecialmachine
（用特殊的机器）将头发剪得非常短
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hair care
  • argan oil
  • blow dryer
  • blowout
  • bobble
  • bobby pin
  • brush
  • coconut oil
  • curling tongs
  • delouse
  • hair gel
  • hair slide
  • hairdryer
  • hairgrip
  • lacquer
  • permanent wave
  • relaxer
  • roller
  • snood
  • straighteners
  • styling
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Phrasal verb

buzz off
buzz
noun
uk
/bʌz/us
/bʌz/

buzznoun(SOUND)

C2[Cusually singular]
acontinuous,lowsound:
嗡嗡声；蜂鸣声
Ihearda buzz and thensawtheplanein thedistance.我听见嗡嗡的声音，接着看见了远处的飞机。
More examples
  • He waswokenby the buzz of amosquitoin hisear.
  • Imisshavingpeoplearound, the buzz of coworkerstalking.
  • They make aseriesofclicksand buzzes andwhistlesandchirps.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) sounds
  • baa
  • bleat
  • buzzy
  • caterwauling
  • chatter
  • cockcrow
  • coo
  • cry
  • hee-haw
  • honk
  • howling
  • miaow
  • moo
  • peep
  • purr
  • quack
  • squeak
  • trill
  • trumpet
  • warble
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buzznoun(EXCITEMENT)

C2[Cusually singular]informal
afeelingofexcitement,energy, andpleasurethat something gives you:
Iloveridingfast- itgivesme arealbuzz.我喜欢骑快车——这能让我异常兴奋。
Igeta buzzout ofpublicspeaking.在公共场合演讲让我感到兴奋。
Synonym
thrill
[Cusually singularorU]informal
anexciting,busyatmosphere(=feelingormood)in aplace:
Thestreetssurroundingthestadiumhad a buzzaboutthem that hasn't beenfeltfor manyyears.
There's arealbuzz in thestreetsof Covent Garden.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
activity
  • activityThere were several police vans and a lot of activity in the area.
  • hubbubI couldn't find her with all the hubbub going on.
  • bustleI miss the bustle of the big city.
  • hustle and bustleShe got used to the hustle and bustle of daily life.
  • flurry of activityWhat was the reason behind this sudden flurry of activity?
  • burst of activityIt's usually quiet in the shop, but occasionally we have a sudden burst of activity.
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[Cusually singularorU]informal
excited, usuallypositive,talkabout something or someone:
There's such a buzzaboutsustainabilitynow.
Hishairstylesgeneratedmore buzz than hismusic.
More examples
  • Acting is hard but there's such a buzz when you get itright.
  • Imissthe buzz of thecity, theculturallife, theintellectualcommunity.
  • There's so much buzz about this newplayer.
  • Thebandgot a good buzz going withitsfirstalbum. Alas, buzzes don't last, and neither did they.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
  • alacrity
  • animation
  • ardour
  • avidity
  • boosterism
  • commotion
  • fever pitch
  • flirtation
  • frenzy
  • friskiness
  • frisson
  • frolic
  • hubbub
  • pep
  • perkiness
  • physicality
  • piquancy
  • pizzazz
  • zeal
  • zealousness
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Idiom

givesomeonea buzz
(Definition ofbuzzfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
buzz
verb
uk
/bʌz/us
/bʌz/

buzzverb(MAKE SOUND)

C2[I]
to make acontinuous,lowsoundsuch as the one abeemakes
发嗡嗡声；发蜂鸣声
I canhearsomething buzzing.我能听见什么东西在嗡嗡地响。
[IorT]
topressabuzzerinorderto get someone'sattention
用蜂鸣器（给…）发信号
I buzzed him but there was noanswer.我用蜂鸣器叫他，可是没有应答。
The firstpersonto buzz mayanswer.第一个按蜂鸣器的人可以回答。

buzzverb(BE VERY ACTIVE)

C2[Iusually+ adv/prep]
to bebusyandfullofenergy
繁忙；充满活力
Theplacewas buzzing(withexcitement).那个地方一派繁忙热闹的景象。
Reporters were buzzingaround,tryingto get thefullstory.记者们跑来跑去，试图弄清事情的来龙去脉。
yourhead/mind is buzzing
Ifyourhead/mindis buzzing, you arethinkingabout many different things at the sametime.
同时思考着很多事

buzzverb(FLY LOW)

[T]informal
If anaircraftbuzzes aplaceorpeople, itfliesover it or them verylowandfast.
（飞机）低空飞过

buzzverb(CUT HAIR)

[T]informal
tocutsomeone'shairveryshortusing aspecialmachine
（用特殊的机器）将头发剪得非常短

Phrasal verb

buzz off
buzz
noun[S]
uk
/bʌz/us
/bʌz/

buzznoun[S](SOUND)

C2
acontinuous,lowsound
嗡嗡声；蜂鸣声
Ihearda buzz and thensawtheplanein thedistance.我听见嗡嗡的声音，接着看见了远处的飞机。

buzznoun[S](FEELING)

C2informal
afeelingofexcitement,energy, andpleasure
兴奋；快乐
Iloveridingfast- itgivesmearealbuzz.我喜欢骑快车——这能让我异常兴奋。
Iget abuzzout ofpublicspeaking.在公共场合演讲让我感到兴奋。

Idiom

givesba buzz

buzz| American Dictionary

buzz
verb
us
/bʌz/

buzzverb(MAKE SOUND)

[I/T]
to make acontinuous,lowsoundsuch as thesoundsomeinsectsmake, or tomovequicklywhile making thissound:
[I]Something was buzzing around me as Itriedtosleep.
[I/T]
Someone who buzzes youcallsyou by using adevicethat makes alow,continuoussound:
[T]All wereexpectedtorun,literally, into McLaughlin’sofficewheneverhe buzzed them.

buzzverb(BE FILLED WITH)

[I]
to befilledwithexcitement,activity, orsounds:
Theplacewas buzzing withexcitement.
buzz
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/bʌz/

buzznoun[C usually sing](MAKE SOUND)

acontinuous,lowsound:
the buzz ofconversation
infmlA buzz is also atelephonecall:
I’ll give you a buzz early nextweek.
(Definition ofbuzzfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

buzz| Business English

buzz
verb[IorT]
uk
/bʌz/us
topressabuzzerinorderto get someone'sattention:
I buzzed hisofficebut there was noanswer.
If I need totalkto you, I'll buzz.
buzz
noun
uk
/bʌz/us
[S]MARKETING
interestedorexcitedtalkabout a newproduct, anevent, or aperson:
Tocreatea buzzthat willspreadtopotentialcustomers, theproductitself should reallyexcitetheusers.
give sb a buzz
COMMUNICATIONSinformal
tophonesomeone:
I'll give you a buzz nextweek.
(Definition ofbuzzfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbuzz

buzz
A bee buzzes thanks to ' internal causation ', but a doorbell requires external causation ; so only in the second use does the unaccusative-causative alternation obtain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The wings were brought forward to extend laterally and were buzzed rapidly (blurred images of wings were displaced about 20-30 dorsally and ventrally in video images).
From theCambridge English Corpus
The postman buzzed the doorbell.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What ingenious constitutional or citizenship device buzzes within that agile mind?
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What might be termed the euro-industrial relations agenda is buzzing away merrily.
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There has been a plethora of statements buzzing about in recent weeks from almost everyone in this field.
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I do not think there was any "buzzing" of planes by planes.
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One assumes that the computers will start buzzing again next week and that we shall get some sense back into the system.
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There may be a fault in the microphone and it makes a buzzing sound over the seat.
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I think that they broke off short of buzzing range.
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To be buzzed when one is very active and busy, or heavily engaged, is undesirable.
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Questions about the life of the child must be buzzing around all our minds.
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The whole place was buzzing with the scandal.
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He is buzzing around it rather too much.
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Does he not realise that a bee has been buzzing loudly during the last ten minutes?
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