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。