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  • Conjugation : past  buried ; past  buried ; pp  buried ; ing  burying ; ing  burying
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

bury ['bεrɪ]
  1. 1. vt. (in ground) 掩埋
  2. 2. vt. [+dead person] 埋葬
  3. 3. vt. [fig] (under rubble, debris) 埋
    to bury oneself in one's work
    埋头工作
    to bury one's face in one's hands
    双手掩面
    to bury one's head in the sand
    逃避现实
    to bury the hatchet
    言归于好

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

bury [ 'bεrɪ] [ 'berɪ]
  1. 1. vt. 埋葬，埋
    The funeral is tomorrow and they will bury the body after the church service.
    葬礼明天举行，他们会在教堂仪式后埋葬遗体。
  2. 2. vt. 埋藏，把（某物）藏于地下
    When we were children, my parents used to bury something in the yard for us to dig up.
    我们小的时候，父母总会把一些小物什埋在院子里让我们找着玩。
  3. 3. vt. 遮盖，隐匿，掩蔽
    She buried her face in the pillow.
    她把脸埋在枕头里。
  4. 4. vt. 把（友谊等）从记忆（生活，心里等）除去，抛弃，放弃（想法等）
    to bury a feud
    捐弃旧怨
    You have to bury your last love story, and all the hatred it left you, and go on with your life.
    你必须忘记上一段感情以及它留给你的怨恨，然后继续你的生活。
    Just bury the hatchet and go have a drink together!
    别吵了，一起去喝一杯吧！
  5. 5. vt. 埋头于，专心致力于；使陷入，使沉浸于
    I almost buried myself in paperwork in the last two months.
    过去的两个月里，我一直埋头工作。
    Let's go to the pub because I'd like to have a drink before I bury myself in my studies again.
    我想在全力投入研究工作前喝上一杯，咱们去酒吧吧。

Collins English-English Dictionary

bury ['bεrɪ]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to place (a corpse) in a grave, usually with funeral rites; inter
  2. 2. vt. to place in the earth and cover with soil
  3. 3. vt. to lose through death
  4. 4. vt. to cover from sight; hide
  5. 5. vt. to embed; sink
    to bury a nail in plaster
  6. 6. vt. to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration; engross
    to be buried in a book
  7. 7. vt. to dismiss from the mind; abandon
    to bury old hatreds
  8. 8. vt. [Etymology] Old English byrgan to bury, hide; related to Old Norse bjarga to save, preserve, Old English beorgan to defend
See more results for bury in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to bury a feud
捐弃旧怨 → bury
to bury oneself in one's work
埋头工作
Lava flows can burn, crush, or bury anything in their path.
熔岩流可以烧毁，粉碎并埋葬沿途的所有东西。
The funeral is tomorrow and they will bury the body after the church service.
葬礼明天举行，他们会在教堂仪式后埋葬遗体。 → bury
When we were children, my parents used to bury something in the yard for us to dig up.
我们小的时候，父母总会把一些小物什埋在院子里让我们找着玩。 → bury
You have to bury your last love story, and all the hatred it left you, and go on with your life.
你必须忘记上一段感情以及它留给你的怨恨，然后继续你的生活。 → bury
Let's go to the pub because I'd like to have a drink before I bury myself in my studies again.
我想在全力投入研究工作前喝上一杯，咱们去酒吧吧。 → bury
Just bury the hatchet and go have a drink together!
别吵了，一起去喝一杯吧！ → bury
to bury oneself in one's work
埋头工作 → bury
to bury one's face in one's hands
双手掩面 → bury
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