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burying

UK //ˈberiɪŋ//US //ˈberiɪŋ//

词源

源自古英语 'byrgan',意为‘埋葬’或‘隐藏’,与古高地德语 'borgen'(隐藏)同源。

verb

❶ 将某物放入地下或隐藏起来,通常指埋葬死者或藏匿物品。也可比喻性地表示忘记或掩盖某事。

“They are burying their grandfather in the family cemetery today.”

(他们今天将在家族墓地安葬祖父。)

“The dog keeps burying bones in the backyard.”

(这只狗总是把骨头埋在后院里。)

同义词:inter, entomb, conceal, hide, suppress

常见短语

bury the hatchet — 和解或停止争吵,字面意思是埋掉战斧,象征结束冲突。

“After years of feuding, the two families decided to bury the hatchet.”

(经过多年的争执,这两个家庭决定和解。)