buzz1 /bʌz/ ●○○ verb1 make a sound 發出聲音 [intransitiveI]SOUND to make a continuous sound, like the sound of a bee 發出嗡嗡聲a loud buzzing noise 很大的嗡嗡聲
2 moving around 到處移動MOVE/CHANGE POSITION [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] a) to move around in the air making a continuous sound like a bee 〔蜜蜂等〕嗡嗡地飛Bees were buzzing around the picnic tables. 蜜蜂在野餐桌旁邊嗡嗡地飛來飛去。
b) to move quickly around a place 團團轉;迅速流傳
Pamela buzzed around checking that everything was ready. 帕梅拉忙得團團轉,確保一切準備就緒。
There were all sorts of rumours buzzing through the office. 辦公室裏流傳着各種謠言。
3 excitement 興奮 [intransitiveI]EXCITED if a group of people or a place is buzzing, there is a lot of activity or excitement 〔人群或某處〕鬧哄哄,喧鬧buzz witha classroom buzzing with activity 鬧哄哄的教室
4 call 呼叫 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something a) to call someone by pressing a buzzer 按蜂鳴器呼叫Kramer buzzed at the security door, and I let him in. 克雷默按響防盜門的門鈴,我就開門讓他進來了。
buzz forTina buzzed for her secretary. 蒂娜按鈴呼叫她的秘書。
b) to make something happen, for example make a door or gate open or close, by pressing a buzzer 按蜂鳴器(爲…)開門[關門]buzz somebody in/outShe buzzed them in and greeted them warmly. 她按蜂鳴器開門,熱情地迎接他們。
buzz somebody through somethingThe guard buzzed me through the gate. 警衛按蜂鳴器開門讓我進去。
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 〔頭腦〕充滿想法buzz withMy mind was buzzing with new ideas. 我滿腦子都是新主意。
Questions started buzzing round in my head. 我腦子裏冒出一個個問題。
6. ears 耳朵 [intransitiveI]MI if your ears or head are buzzing, you can hear a continuous low unpleasant sound 〔耳朵或頭〕嗡嗡作響 7 aircraft 飛機 [transitiveT] informalTTA to fly an aircraft low and fast over buildings, people etc 低空掠過Military jets buzzed the city. 軍用噴氣機在城市上空低飛。
8 buzz off phrasal verbphr v spoken a) buzz off!LEAVE A PLACE used to tell someone in a rude way to go away 走開! 滾開! b) LEAVE A PLACE British EnglishBrE to go away 走,離開I’ve finished everything, so I’ll buzz off now. 事情我都做完了,現在要走了。