bury

1. V-T To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth. 埋

They make the charcoal by burying wood in the ground and then slowly burning it. 他們制作木炭時要把木頭埋進(jìn)地里，然后讓它慢慢燃燒。

...squirrels who bury nuts and seeds. …將堅(jiān)果和種子埋起來的松鼠。

2. V-T To bury a dead person means to put their body into a grave and cover it with earth. 埋葬

Soldiers helped to bury the dead in large communal graves. 士兵們協(xié)助將死者埋葬在大型公共墓地里。

I was horrified that people would think I was dead and bury me alive. 人們會以為我死了而將我活埋的想法讓我極度恐懼。

3. V-T If someone says they have buried one of their relatives, they mean that one of their relatives has died. 喪失 (親人)

He had buried his wife some two years before he retired. 他大約在退休前兩年喪妻。

4. V-T If you bury something under a large quantity of things, you put it there, often in order to hide it. 埋藏

She buried it under some leaves. 她把它埋藏在一些樹葉下。

5. V-T If something buries a place or person, it falls on top of them so that it completely covers them and often harms them in some way. 掩埋

Latest reports say that mud slides buried entire villages. 最新的報(bào)道說泥石流將好幾個村莊整個吞沒。

Their house was buried by a landslide. 他們的房子被一次山體滑坡掩埋了。

6. V-T If you bury your head or face in something, you press your head or face against it, often because you are unhappy. 埋進(jìn)…中

She buried her face in the pillows. 她把臉埋進(jìn)枕頭中。

7. V-T If something buries itself somewhere, or if you bury it there, it is pushed very deeply in there. 嵌入

The missile buried itself deep in the grassy hillside. 導(dǎo)彈深深地嵌入綠色的山坡中。

8. to bury the hatchet→see hatchet