buzz

Word family nounbuzzerbuzzingbuzzbaitbuzzcutbuzzkillbuzz sawadverbbuzzinglyadjectivebuzzyverbbuzz

Related topics: Illness & disability, Air

buzz1 /bʌz/ verb

1 make a sound 发出声音 [intransitiveI]SOUND to make a continuous sound, like the sound of a bee 发出嗡嗡声

a loud buzzing noise

很大的嗡嗡声

2 moving around 到处移动MOVE/CHANGE POSITION [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]

a) to move around in the air making a continuous sound like a bee 〔蜜蜂等〕嗡嗡地飞

Bees were buzzing around the picnic tables.

蜜蜂在野餐桌旁边嗡嗡地飞来飞去。

b) to move quickly around a place 团团转；迅速流传

Pamela buzzed around checking that everything was ready.

帕梅拉忙得团团转，确保一切准备就绪。

There were all sorts of rumours buzzing through the office.

办公室里流传着各种谣言。

3 excitement 兴奋 [intransitiveI]EXCITED if a group of people or a place is buzzing, there is a lot of activity or excitement 〔人群或某处〕闹哄哄，喧闹

buzz with

a classroom buzzing with activity

闹哄哄的教室

4 call 呼叫 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something

a) to call someone by pressing a buzzer 按蜂鸣器呼叫

Kramer buzzed at the security door, and I let him in.

克雷默按响防盗门的门铃，我就开门让他进来了。

buzz for

Tina buzzed for her secretary.

蒂娜按铃呼叫她的秘书。

b) to make something happen, for example make a door or gate open or close, by pressing a buzzer 按蜂鸣器（为…）开门[关门]

buzz somebody in/out

She buzzed them in and greeted them warmly.

她按蜂鸣器开门，热情地迎接他们。

buzz somebody through something

The guard buzzed me through the gate.

警卫按蜂鸣器开门让我进去。

5 thoughts 想法THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT [intransitiveI] if your head or mind is buzzing with thoughts, ideas etc, you cannot stop thinking about them 〔头脑〕充满想法

buzz with

My mind was buzzing with new ideas.

我满脑子都是新主意。

Questions started buzzing round in my head.

我脑子里冒出一个个问题。

6. ears 耳朵 [intransitiveI]MI if your ears or head are buzzing, you can hear a continuous low unpleasant sound 〔耳朵或头〕嗡嗡作响

7 aircraft 飞机 [transitiveT] informalTTA to fly an aircraft low and fast over buildings, people etc 低空掠过

Military jets buzzed the city.

军用喷气机在城市上空低飞。

8 buzz off phrasal verbphr v spoken

a) buzz off!LEAVE A PLACE used to tell someone in a rude way to go away 走开！滚开！

b) LEAVE A PLACE British EnglishBrE to go away 走，离开

I’ve finished everything, so I’ll buzz off now.

事情我都做完了，现在要走了。

Examples from the Corpus

buzz• When I returned to Britain I was buzzing.• She went to call her daughter, but the phone only buzzed.• Local people were buzzing about the murder.• When the light went on, a dozen or so large flies began buzzing around the room, which unsettled him.• He buzzed at the security door, and I let him in.• Police helicopters buzzed backwards and forwards over the area all day.• Some come buzzing drunkenly off the ceiling, motor around loudly, and butt against the light.• I hear something buzzing in the engine.• He was buzzing, really buzzing.• The canteen, a gloomy area in the basement, was buzzing with talk about Steinmark.• The whole office seemed to be buzzing with the sound of machinery.

buzzing with activity• Jimi makes a point of arriving at 8: 15, when the school is already buzzing with activity.

buzz2 noun

1 [countableC]SOUND a continuous noise like the sound of a bee 嗡嗡声，蜂鸣声

buzz of

the buzz of mosquitoes

蚊子的嗡嗡声

2 [singular]SOUND a lot of activity, noise, and excitement 闹哄哄；喧闹

buzz of

the buzz of conversation and laughter

谈天说笑的喧闹声

3 [singular] informalEXCITED a strong feeling of excitement, pleasure, or success, or a similar feeling from drinking alcohol or taking drugs 兴奋之感；喜悦心情；〔喝酒或吸毒产生的〕快感

Playing well gives me a buzz.

球打得好我就开心。

Neil gets a buzz from drinking one beer.

尼尔一杯啤酒下肚就兴奋起来了。

4 give somebody a buzz informalTELEPHONE to telephone someone 给某人打电话

I’ll give you a buzz on Monday.

我星期一给你打电话。

Examples from the Corpus

give somebody a buzz• Users claim Ecstasy gives them a buzz and an energy high.• It just gives you a buzz.• It's obvious: unless work gives us a buzz, we won't give our best.

5. the buzz informalRUMOUR/RUMOR unofficial news or information that is spread by people telling each other 小道消息 → gossip, rumour

Examples from the Corpus

the buzz• The buzz is that Jack is leaving.

Examples from the Corpus

buzz• From the next office came a buzz of voices.• I liked the commercial buzz of their environment.• You can sense the creative buzz in the city.• The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.• There was no sound but the high buzz of flies.• These days the buzz phrases in the Department of Health are equal access for everybody and winning more resources.• I could hear the buzz of a chainsaw far away among the trees.• From inside the house, we heard the buzz of helicopters overhead.• She was only eighteen when they were married in London, with buzz bombs screaming overhead.

buzz of• the buzz of the crowd

gets a buzz• Though modest, Lucy admits she gets a buzz from seeing the characters she creates come to life on the screen.• There is no doubt that she gets a buzz from her work.

Origin buzz1

(1300-1400) From the sound

词汇	buzz
释义	buzz Word family nounbuzzerbuzzingbuzzbaitbuzzcutbuzzkillbuzz sawadverbbuzzinglyadjectivebuzzyverbbuzz Related topics: Illness & disability, Air buzz1 /bʌz/ ●○○ verb 1 make a sound 发出声音 [intransitiveI]SOUND to make a continuous sound, like the sound of a bee 发出嗡嗡声 a loud buzzing noise 很大的嗡嗡声 2 moving around 到处移动MOVE/CHANGE POSITION [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] a) to move around in the air making a continuous sound like a bee 〔蜜蜂等〕嗡嗡地飞 Bees were buzzing around the picnic tables. 蜜蜂在野餐桌旁边嗡嗡地飞来飞去。 b) to move quickly around a place 团团转；迅速流传 Pamela buzzed around checking that everything was ready. 帕梅拉忙得团团转，确保一切准备就绪。 There were all sorts of rumours buzzing through the office. 办公室里流传着各种谣言。 3 excitement 兴奋 [intransitiveI]EXCITED if a group of people or a place is buzzing, there is a lot of activity or excitement 〔人群或某处〕闹哄哄，喧闹 buzz with a classroom buzzing with activity 闹哄哄的教室 4 call 呼叫 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something a) to call someone by pressing a buzzer 按蜂鸣器呼叫 Kramer buzzed at the security door, and I let him in. 克雷默按响防盗门的门铃，我就开门让他进来了。 buzz for Tina buzzed for her secretary. 蒂娜按铃呼叫她的秘书。 b) to make something happen, for example make a door or gate open or close, by pressing a buzzer 按蜂鸣器（为…）开门[关门] buzz somebody in/out She buzzed them in and greeted them warmly. 她按蜂鸣器开门，热情地迎接他们。 buzz somebody through something The guard buzzed me through the gate. 警卫按蜂鸣器开门让我进去。 5 thoughts 想法THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT [intransitiveI] if your head or mind is buzzing with thoughts, ideas etc, you cannot stop thinking about them 〔头脑〕充满想法 buzz with My mind was buzzing with new ideas. 我满脑子都是新主意。 Questions started buzzing round in my head. 我脑子里冒出一个个问题。 6. ears 耳朵 [intransitiveI]MI if your ears or head are buzzing, you can hear a continuous low unpleasant sound 〔耳朵或头〕嗡嗡作响 7 aircraft 飞机 [transitiveT] informalTTA to fly an aircraft low and fast over buildings, people etc 低空掠过 Military jets buzzed the city. 军用喷气机在城市上空低飞。 8 buzz off phrasal verbphr v spoken a) buzz off!LEAVE A PLACE used to tell someone in a rude way to go away 走开！滚开！ b) LEAVE A PLACE British EnglishBrE to go away 走，离开 I’ve finished everything, so I’ll buzz off now. 事情我都做完了，现在要走了。 Examples from the Corpus buzz• When I returned to Britain I was buzzing.• She went to call her daughter, but the phone only buzzed.• Local people were buzzing about the murder.• When the light went on, a dozen or so large flies began buzzing around the room, which unsettled him.• He buzzed at the security door, and I let him in.• Police helicopters buzzed backwards and forwards over the area all day.• Some come buzzing drunkenly off the ceiling, motor around loudly, and butt against the light.• I hear something buzzing in the engine.• He was buzzing, really buzzing.• The canteen, a gloomy area in the basement, was buzzing with talk about Steinmark.• The whole office seemed to be buzzing with the sound of machinery. buzzing with activity• Jimi makes a point of arriving at 8: 15, when the school is already buzzing with activity. buzz2 noun 1 [countableC]SOUND a continuous noise like the sound of a bee 嗡嗡声，蜂鸣声 buzz of the buzz of mosquitoes 蚊子的嗡嗡声 2 [singular]SOUND a lot of activity, noise, and excitement 闹哄哄；喧闹 buzz of the buzz of conversation and laughter 谈天说笑的喧闹声 3 [singular] informalEXCITED a strong feeling of excitement, pleasure, or success, or a similar feeling from drinking alcohol or taking drugs 兴奋之感；喜悦心情；〔喝酒或吸毒产生的〕快感 Playing well gives me a buzz. 球打得好我就开心。 Neil gets a buzz from drinking one beer. 尼尔一杯啤酒下肚就兴奋起来了。 4 give somebody a buzz informalTELEPHONE to telephone someone 给某人打电话 I’ll give you a buzz on Monday. 我星期一给你打电话。 Examples from the Corpus give somebody a buzz• Users claim Ecstasy gives them a buzz and an energy high.• It just gives you a buzz.• It's obvious: unless work gives us a buzz, we won't give our best. 5. the buzz informalRUMOUR/RUMOR unofficial news or information that is spread by people telling each other 小道消息 → gossip, rumour Examples from the Corpus the buzz• The buzz is that Jack is leaving. Examples from the Corpus buzz• From the next office came a buzz of voices.• I liked the commercial buzz of their environment.• You can sense the creative buzz in the city.• The circulation of Good Housekeeping keeps going up and up, which gives us all a great buzz.• There was no sound but the high buzz of flies.• These days the buzz phrases in the Department of Health are equal access for everybody and winning more resources.• I could hear the buzz of a chainsaw far away among the trees.• From inside the house, we heard the buzz of helicopters overhead.• She was only eighteen when they were married in London, with buzz bombs screaming overhead. buzz of• the buzz of the crowd gets a buzz• Though modest, Lucy admits she gets a buzz from seeing the characters she creates come to life on the screen.• There is no doubt that she gets a buzz from her work. Origin buzz1 (1300-1400) From the sound
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