buzz
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they buzz | |
he / she / it buzzes | |
past simple buzzed | |
past participle buzzed | |
-ing form buzzing |
- [intransitive]
(of a bee )蜜蜂 to make a continuous low sound 发出嗡嗡声 - [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。
More Like This Onomatopoeic wordsOnomatopoeic wordsExtra ExamplesA 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) - [intransitive, transitive] buzz (something) (for somebody/something)
to call somebody to come by pressing a buzzer 用蜂鸣器(发信号) - [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)
Word Originlate Middle English: imitative.